Talking to high level trader delegation from SAARC countries, SAARC Chamber Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik said that China-South Asia economic cooperation would change the global economic order to add prosperity in the region, according to a press release issued here. Highlighting the role of China in building the South Asian economy, he said China is the world’s second largest economy and a global power. He said since the creation of the SAARC Chamber in 2006, the bilateral trade between China and the South Asian countries increased with a tremendous growth rate of 15% annually. He said that South Asia and Southeast Asia have become new driving engines for global economic growth in the region. He hoped that the China-South Asia Business Forum will become an effective platform for the enhancement of cooperation with China, promotion of regional integration and realisation of regional prosperity.

Source: The Express Tribune December 03, 2017 05:42 UTC