PM Shehbaz meets global financial firms in London, invites them to invest and expand services in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with senior executives from leading global financial institutions in London and invited them to invest and expand their services in Pakistan. During a busy day in the UK capital, the premier held a series of meetings with top officials of Barclays, JP Morgan, Citi, BlackRock and Rothschild & Co. Earlier in the day, he also became the first…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with executives from Barclays, JP Morgan, Citi, BlackRock, and Rothschild & Co in London to invite them to invest and expand their services in Pakistan. This visit came after Shehbaz became the first Pakistani prime minister to open trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE). At the LSE ceremony, Shehbaz praised the Pakistan High Commissioner for their role in raising a $3 billion dual-tranche sovereign Eurobond.
During the meetings, Shehbaz discussed capital markets, trade finance, investment banking, and potential advisory collaboration with the global firms, expressing confidence in Pakistan's economic reform and inviting increased allocations to Pakistani equities and fixed income.
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