Belarus expresses readiness to invest in Pakistan’s agri projects

Belarus has expressed its readiness to invest in multiple agriculture projects of Pakistan. The understanding to this effect reached during a meeting between high-level delegation of Belarus and President Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited Tahir Yaqoob Bhatti in Islamabad. The Belarusian delegation included Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus Vadim Shagoiko and Chairman of the Bank of Development of Belarus Sergei Stolyarchuk. During the meeting, the President ZTBL shared Bank's recent disbursement of thirty-three billion rupees of agri loans to small and subsistence farmers under the Prime Minister Kissan Package and over ten billion rupees financed for farm mechanization. The Belarusian delegation provided detailed insights into Belarus' agriculture sector and expressed keen interest to invest in multiple projects in Pakistan. Both sides emphasized the importance of further cooperation, particularly in introducing Belarusian agricultural machinery for Pakistani farmers. Source: Radio Pakist an