Overview
- Pakistan’s finance minister met EU Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis in Islamabad on Tuesday, saying the economy is stabilizing and investor interest is returning.
- He accepted an invitation to deliver the keynote at the EU–Pakistan Business Forum on April 28 in Islamabad to pitch reforms and new investment.
- Aurangzeb said Pakistan re-entered global markets through a private Eurobond sale after four years, which drew strong demand and was upsized.
- Business Recorder reported EU officials warned that Pakistan’s GSP+ trade status is not automatic beyond next year and hinges on measurable rights progress.
- GSP+, the EU’s tariff-break program for exporters that meet UN treaty standards, is crucial for sectors like textiles, where losing it could mean higher prices in Europe, fewer orders, and factory job losses.