RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: There is a vast scope of collaboration between Pakistan and Thailand in agriculture and hospitality industry as Pakistan is an agrarian country while Thailand’s agriculture sector has registered robust growth and contributed heavily in exports.

This was stated by LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid during a meeting with government officials of Thailand and speaking at supreme business forums.

Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries Chen Namchaisiri Chairman, Dr Boonpeng Santiwattanatam, Somyod Tangmeelarp, Achana Limpaitoon, Mingpant Chaya, Kultida Charoensawad, Chartchai Singhadeja, Manus Aree, Theeraphat Kaosaiyanant, Duangchai Oden, Parinya Ketkam, Panit Sricheewachart, Wareerat Chansoontorn Analyyst, Nuntanut Kumponkanjana International Business Development Manager, Somchai Muyjeen Manager, Petrochemical Industry Club and members of the LCCI delegation also spoke on the occasion.

According to a message received here, the LCCI President said that private sectors of the two countries must come forward and establish long-term partnership to reap fruit of huge potential in two countries. He said this collaboration would help share and technology transfer to the Pakistani agriculture sector.

He said the World Economic Forum has declared Pakistan better than India as an emerging economy. He said that GDP growth reached 5.3% in previous year while it expected that it would be around 6% at the end of ongoing year.

The LCCI delegation members Shahid Nazir, Muhammad Wasim, Haseeb Khawar, Shabbir Bhatti, Malik Muhammad Islam, Muhammad Farooq, Mian Faisal Majeed and Muhammad Arshad Bhatti also had B2B meetings with their counterparts.