{"id":72204,"date":"2026-02-20T17:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72204"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:12:03","slug":"pm-invites-dfc-to-expand-investment-in-energy-minerals-and-it-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=72204","title":{"rendered":"PM invites DFC to expand investment in energy, minerals and IT sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Benjamin Black called on the Prime Minister in Washington D.C. He was accompanied by Mr. Conor Coleman, DFC\u2019s Head of Investments, along with the senior leadership of the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister appreciated the expanding economic partnership between Pakistan and the United States and recognized DFC\u2019s crucial role in catalyzing joint ventures between private enterprises of the two countries, essential to job creation and productivity enhancement.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting Pakistan\u2019s fast improving macroeconomic fundamentals, government\u2019s commitment to deepening structural reforms, and attractive investment climate, the Prime Minister invited DFC to enhance its financing for projects in the energy, mines and minerals, agriculture and IT sectors. He appreciated DFC\u2019s portfolio of over $1 billion and pointed to the synergies between economic priorities of both countries that presented mutually rewarding opportunities for enhanced B2B engagement. The Prime Minister also invited DFC to participate in the upcoming Minerals Conference in Islamabad in April.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Black briefed the Prime Minister on the agency\u2019s strategic initiatives, priorities and project pipeline in Pakistan, and evinced interest in enhancing DFC\u2019s footprint in the country. He highlighted that DFC was firmly poised \u2014 including in view of its recent reauthorization \u2014 to support economic development in partner countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister invited Benjamin Black to visit Pakistan at his earliest convenience to explore mutually beneficial investment opportunities in various sectors of shared interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Benjamin Black called on the Prime Minister in Washington D.C. He was accompanied by Mr. Conor Coleman, DFC\u2019s Head of Investments, along with the senior leadership of the agency. 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