BoI introduces digital information portal to accelerate FDI in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) on Thursday launched three online portals including Electronic Joint Venture (EJV), Branch Liaison Management Information System (BLMIS) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Information Portal to digitise all services for the benefit of investors.

The three portals were launched by the BOI Chairman Atif Riaz Bokhari during an online event which was attended by the BOI Secretary Omer Rasul, senior officers and other stakeholders including representatives from the World Bank, Department for International Development (DFID), Pakistan Business Council (PBC), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), National Technology Council (NTC) and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), said a press release.

The BOI chairman highlighted that BOI was one of the leading organisations in the federal government, which had been effectively introducing technology-driven innovative solutions in terms of service delivery, with the ultimate objectives of bringing transparency, improving ease of doing business and facilitating, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan.

The BOI chairman also acknowledged the role of all stakeholders in providing support to BOI for the development of the online modules.