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Austrians

keen to invest

in tourism

ISLAMABAD: A four-member Austrian trade & economic delegation led by Joseph Mayor, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, currently visiting Pakistan, has appreciated the economic policies of the government and said that the Austrian investors would prefer the areas of investment in Pakistan where joint ventures are possible particularly in the field of tourism and hotel industry. This was stated in a meeting with the chairman, Board of Investment Safar Abbas Zaidi here on Sunday.

The chairman apprised the delegation about the economic reforms introduced by the government and investment - friendly climate in Pakistan. The chairman said, Pakistan offers investment and joint venture in a number of fields including housing, power project, oil and gas, infrastructure, agro-food, petro-chemical, hotel and tourism, construction etc.

He said that Pakistan would welcome Austrian expertise in tourism sector. BOI have a special feasibility report on this sector focusing over hundred of attractive tourist spots in the country, the Chairman added.-APP