ISLAMABAD: The government has a very clear roadmap to facilitate foreign direct investment, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told international investors on Thursday. In a meeting with delegation of international businessmen and investors, accompanied by Special Envoy to Prime Minister for Overseas Investment Javed Malik, the finance minister said, "The positive economic indicators in the last seven months of this fiscal year and expected growth rate of over 4 per cent will lay down an economic outlook attractive for investors." He mentioned that with the 17pc increase in revenue collection in the seven-month period, the space for the government and provinces for investment in the development sector would rise considerably. He underlined that the growth rate in industrial sector is phenomenal and "we are looking for 6-7pc growth rate in the next three years". The energy sector and hydro carbon exploration are the priority areas as the country needs to meet its energy requirements, he added. According to him, it will be a win-win situation for both Pakistan which needs FDI and international investors who are looking for reasonable returns on their investments. On the occasion, s mining sector. The company had the capacity to invest $1 billion a year for the next fifty years in the country, he said. Alun Richards, Chief Investment Office, Shahal Khan, Royal Partners Energy, Nicolas Perrault Director Calvalley Petroleum, Pedro Costa, Managing Director, Yazit yusuff, Head of Capital Markets, RHB Islamic Bank, Haji Malik Shah, Colt Resources, Waleed Mushtaq, Pakistan International Business & Investment Council and Economic Advisor Finance Ministry Rana Asad Amin also attended.—
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