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By 2022, Chinese investment in Pakistan had risen to $65 billion. [19] China refers to this project as the revival of the Silk Road. [20] CPEC envisages rapidly upgrading Pakistan's infrastructure and thereby strengthening its economy by constructing modern transportation networks, numerous energy projects, and special economic zones. [21] [22 ...
The book is divided into ten chapters that discuss and evaluate the anticipated economic and geopolitical effects on the region. In addition, it investigates the role of CPEC in the future regional cooperation and integration of subnational regions such as Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (including the Federally Administered Tribal Areas), and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Construction on this portion is expected to be completed by 2018 at a cost of $86 million, [9] While the project is considered a vital link in the CPEC's Western Alignment, [11] the project's cost will not be financed by Chinese state-owned banks, but will instead be financed by the Asian Development Bank under a 2014 agreement which preceded ...
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Pakistan are areas designated by the government of Pakistan to promote industrial growth and attract investment. In Pakistan, the SEZ Act was established on 13 September 2012, alongside the subsequent notification of SEZ Rules within the same year. [1] [2]
The inaugural stage of the Bannu Economic Zone encompasses an area of 408 acres, equipped with critical infrastructure. This infrastructure comprises dedicated internal roadways, a comprehensive drainage network, an 11 kilovolt power distribution system, [5] natural gas connections, and communication networks extending to the primary entry point of the zone, catering to the needs of ...
On June 7, 2024 President Asif Ali Zardari reconstituted the National Economic Council (NEC) of Pakistan under clause (1) of Article 156 of the constitution of Pakistan. The NEC being chaired by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and includes the chief ministers of Sindh , KPK , Punjab and Balochistan , federal ministers, nominated provincial ...
Contrastingly, greater exports from China than from Pakistan caused Pakistan's trade deficit with China to rise from 25% in 2007 to 35% in 2018, or around $13 billion. [ 8 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Phase one also received criticism from domestic producers and business groups in Pakistan.
The Karot Hydropower Project is an asphalt-core rockfill gravity dam in Pakistan, with an installed capacity of 720 MW. The project is sponsored by Chinese state-owned company China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG). It is the first investment project of the Silk Road Fund, and is part of the much larger China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).