Summit of entrepreneurs from Pakistan, Turkey mulls boosting bilateral trade - Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: Entrepreneurs from Pakistan and Turkey came together over the weekend to network in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to work toward the “prosperity” of the two countries.
“Entrepreneurship allows people to think beyond government to create opportunities of employment thus the prosperity of a country,” said Waqar Badshah, an academic from Pakistan, who addressed a boot camp of entrepreneurs at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (IZU).
A group of Pakistan’s entrepreneurs, mostly from the IT sector, have been camping in Turkey for one week and building networks and relations “to help progress the bilateral trade and business relations of the two countries,” said Saad Allahwala, who lead the delegation.
While Nasuh Uslu, IZU vice rector, urged the entrepreneurs to work toward enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries, Economics professor Mehmet Bulut said the Zaim Tech Park, which opened last year, was open to entrepreneurs from the two countries to start businesses.
Bulut said the young businessmen “should focus on new technologies” to develop the economies.
The IZU also hosted a tech summit of Pakistani entrepreneurs last year.
Allahwala told Anadolu Agency that during the current trip “Pakistani entrepreneurs individually met Turkish companies and individuals for networking and building relations.”
“The digital boom has eroded barriers between owner, company and customer and our two countries should take benefit of such an opportunity,” he said.
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