More Japanese companies heading towards Pakistan
Japanese consul general says he is personally trying to bring firms to the countryKARACHI: Improving security condition has brought some new Japanese companies to Pakistan and it is expected that more companies will follow the path, said Consul General of Japan in Karachi Toshikazu Isumura. “I am personally trying to bring Japanese companies to Pakistan,” he said while speaking at an event which was organised by the Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) on Tuesday night. Isumura, who spoke in fluent Urdu, said that the current bilateral trade of $2 billion between Japan and Pakistan is too low. Due to the presence of about 100,000 members of South Asian communities in Japan, Pakistan can also increase its rice exports to Japan, Isumura highlighted. Out of the $2 billion bilateral trade, Pakistan exports to Japan are just over $200 million while the rest are all imports from Japan.
Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 05:15 UTC
