FPCCI president left for Russia to attend Int’l Economic Forum meeting

Lahore : President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Zubair Tufail on Thursday left for St. Petersburg, Russia to attend the meeting of International Economic Forum.

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2017) is being attended by a number of heads of states, CEOs of multinational companies, experts and around 2000 delegates.

Forum will discuss problems confronting global trade and way and means to enhance it while reducing cost of doing business to improve standard of living of the masses.

Different heads of states, top politicians, diplomats and officials of multinational companies will also have separate meetings on the side lines of the forum.

President of the Apex Chamber Zubair Tufail will also meet delegates from friendly countries and heads of their federal chambers of commerce. He will discuss trade relations, emerging opportunities in the backdrop of CPEC and ways and means to enhance investment.

He will take part in panel sessions and have interactions with the media; he will apprise the delegates of the growing economy of Pakistan, its improving ratings and liberal investment policies.

During the forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, and other world political and business leaders.

The heads of several European oil companies, including Total, Royal Dutch Shell, and BP are also attending the moot while a larger number of US businesses are also attending the Forum.

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an annual international conference dedicated to economic and business issues. Over the last decade, the forum has become a leading international platform for the discussion of key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the world as a whole.