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United States and Pakistan host private sector engagement forum in South Punjab Islamabad, January 27, 2021 (PPI-OT): The United States Mission to Pakistan along with the Punjab Provincial Government opened a three-day private sector forum today to identify opportunities and challenges for commercial and social investments in the region. The forum was organized by the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) through the USAID Lahore Office in collaboration with the South Punjab private sector. The forum will be focused on four key sectors: agriculture, tourism, textiles, and energy. One of the main topics will be identifying the challenges for growth of the private sector in South Punjab, including market access constraints exacerbated by COVID-19 mobility limitations. Other topics include lack of innovation in agriculture practices and crop value chains, the widening knowledge gap in agriculture enterprises, and acce

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