Leveraging regional connectivity through sustainable private sector investments.
Pakistan Regional Economic Forum (PREF) – First private sector led initiative facilitating development of a regional market through multi-country joint ventures. PREF is supported by the Government of China and many other regional countries and private sector organizations.
PREF Events
Leveraging Regional Connectivity with Private Investment
BRIF will strategically address Pakistan’s economic revival by leveraging China’s objectives of shared prosperity and stability under BRI and CPEC. It will focus on promoting synergies leading towards a reginal market place with multiple stakeholders.
The Challenge - a Great Transition
Catching up with Rising Asia – Belt and Road Initiative, Transformational Reforms in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Let’s Think and Act together for Stability and Prosperity of the region
Connectivity infrastructure is great but needs to attract Private Capital
How can Pakistan make a transition from Debt to Private Investment?
PREF – Introduction
Leveraging Private Capital for Regional Prosperity and Stability.
Pakistan Regional Economic Forum (PREF) is the first private sector led convening and knowledge space established by a group of eminent professionals. With an overall theme of “leveraging connectivity infrastructure for Private Investment”, the Forum is working towards opening up space for regional and international investments through supporting policy initiatives, project structuring and financing. PREF It is pertinent to note that PREF is supported by the regional governments and private sector associations. It will strategically address Pakistan’s economic revival by leveraging China’s objectives of shared prosperity and stability under BRI and CPEC. It will focus on promoting synergies leading towards a reginal market place with multiple stakeholders.
Partnerships
The Challenge - a Great Transition
The first of its kind private sector led regional economic forum to support the emerging regional market opportunities.
Aiming for a highly professional advisory and knowledge space to facilitate multi-lateral private investments.
PREF Offer
Supporting regional investment climate through JV financing, institutions, implimentation and economic diplomacy
USD 1.0 billion Joint Venture Equity Fund by a financial sector consortium
Knowledge products – Policy Notes, Market research
Structuring of joint venture projects
Focused Investment Forums in Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kazakhstan etc
PREF – Leadership
A group of highly accomplished professionals bringing world class expertise of economic policy, development financing, international joint ventures, diplomacy and geo-politics.
Haroon Sharif
Former Chairman Board of Investment & Minister of State, Senior Regional Adviser to the World Bank, UN and the UK.
Naghmana Hashemi
Former Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, the European Union, Luxembourg and Ireland.
Khan Hasham bin Saddique
Former Vice Chief of Naval staff Ambassador of KSA and PR to OIC Former MD of Bahria Foundation
Khalid Mansoor
Former SAPM on CPEC Affairs and Minister of State, Former CEO Engro, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. & HUBCO
PREF Initiatives
PREF Proposition
Connecting top level Pakistani business groups with regional counterparts for potential USD 5 billion joint ventures in priority sectors.
Climate smart agriculture
Value added textile
Energy transition
Emerging technologies and IT
Trade logistics
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