Islamabad, Jan. 21 -- Pakistan has secured a series of high-value investment and financing deals with China and multilateral lenders, offering a boost to its farm sector and infrastructure ambitions even as international institutions warn of slower overall economic growth.
Islamabad and Beijing have signed 79 investment agreements worth about USD 4.5 billion, focused almost entirely on agriculture and food-related industries.
The MOU spans 10 areas, including food processing, farm mechanisation and technology, seed development, livestock and dairy, meat and poultry, fisheries, fruits and vegetables, animal feed, post-harvest storage and agricultural inputs.
Government officials said the agreements represent one of the largest foreign inv...