Islamabad – To explore the possibility for investment in Pakistani market: this is the goal of Italy-Pakistan Business Forum, organized from May 19th to 21st between Lahore and Islamabad within the framework of the “UNIDO-SMEDA-Italy Programme”. UNIDO is promoting the participation of a delegation of Italian entrepreneurs in the Forum to explore and strengthen trade relationships between the two countries. For the companies that will take part in the mission, are scheduled a series of appointment with Pakistani institutions, meetings with local entrepreneurs and company visits to the most interesting plants. In the Forum, main sectors of Pakistani economy will be explored, like energy, particularly wind, solar and biogas; pharmaceutical sector, where main Italian companies works since ‘80s. Will be explored also automotive, texile and leather industry, that uses Italian machinery in their plants. To build a trade partnership can open the way to this market to small and medium enterprises: in this context, UNIDO works to facilitate the reciprocal knowledge between Pakistani and Italian companies. (9colonne)