ISLAMABAD -  Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) President Yasushi Akahoshi has written a letter to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and acknowledged that the economic progress made by Pakistan provides confidence to Japanese companies to further boost business collaboration. Akahoshi appreciated the finance minister and the government for pursuing economic policies which are heading towards ensuring stable and strong economic prosperity in Pakistan and expressed that JETRO is fully committed to make all possible efforts toward strengthening the bilateral economic relationship.

The JETRO president, in his correspondence, has thanked the finance minister for meeting the JETRO delegation which accorded an opportunity to discuss areas for more active economic cooperation between Pakistan and Japan.

JETRO Country Director Osamu Hisaki, while delivering the letter from the JETRO president, said that JETRO was thankful to the finance minister, BOI and FBR for facilitating Japanese companies in doing business in Pakistan. He said that various issues faced by Japanese companies in Pakistan were getting rectified due to swift responses by the authorities and strong pro-investment policy of the govt, which has created confidence for other Japanese companies to invest in Pakistan.

The JETRO country director informed that a business exhibition by Japanese companies will soon be held in Karachi under the auspices of JETRO to promote future investment in Pakistan.