PESHAWAR: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, visited Rashakai Special Economic Zone on Wednesday.

A statement issued here said that Ambassador Yao Jing visited on site facilitation centre of Rashakai SEZ. He was accompanied by officials of the Economic Zones Development and Management Company (EZDMC) and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). He was given a briefing on the location plan, field studies and approach road of the zone.

Mr Yao appreciated the location and stressed on the importance of RSEZ in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Earlier, a joint venture agreement between the EZDMC and CRBC to develop 1,000 acres Rashakai SEZ was signed by the company’s CEO Saeed Ahmed and senior management of CRBC in Beijing in Nov 2018.

It said that the SEZ would be a modern economic zone offering excellent infrastructure and amenities to the industrialists.

According to the agreement, CRBC will be responsible for marketing the zone locally and internationally.

As part of its marketing efforts, it is in advance stages of inviting local investors and Chinese large-scale manufacturers to invest in the zone.

Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2019