Chairman of the Pakistani-based National Management Consultants (Pvt.) Junaid Ahmed was the guest speaker, with presentations on two subjects: “National Economy: The Way Forward” and “Top Eight Ideas for Investment.”

While addressing the PEG members, Ahmed detailed how to move forward and improve the performance of companies that are losing money in order to turn them into profit-making ventures.

Ahmed, ex-adviser of the Ministry of Finance, is a management consultant and has completed over 1,350 studies in the areas of management, finance, economics, engineering, policy and strategy. During the last 25 years, National Management Consultants has assisted in setting up over 200 industrial and commercial projects and brought over 25 multinational companies to Pakistan.

He has also been involved in setting up three universities, LUMS, Hamdard University and Foundation University, all of which are financially self-sustaining.

He highlighted the projects and encouraged Pakistanis living abroad to come forward and invest in Pakistan in the following projects: halal food, gamma radiation production plant, intensive fish farming, essential oils and perfumery, livestock and meat processing, franchising, gemstone lapidary unit, and health clubs and spas.

Ahmed explained in detail the investment opportunities of the above projects and offered to provide them his advisory services required in completion of the projects.

The meeting was well attended by the members of the PEG and was followed by dinner at a local restaurant. Also present were Sohail Ali Khan, press secretary, and Pakistani Consul Qamar Siddique Raja.

The meeting was conducted by Mutahir Rizvi, PEG secretary-general. Also present were PEG President Munir Gondal, Vice President Zulquirnain Ali Khan, and members of the PEG executive committee Mansoor Munir, Tariq Asghar and Khalid Ali Khan.