Finnish delegation due next year in Karachi: Harri Ramarainen - Press Release issued by Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Karachi -- November 19, 2018 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)

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Ambassador of Finland Harri Ramarainen has said that as Pakistan holds huge potential for Finnish companies, the Embassy of Finland plans to bring a Finnish delegation comprising prominent businessmen to Karachi next year whereas the Karachi Chamber can also look into the possibility of sending business delegation to Finland.

"If a delegation intends to visit Finland from Karachi Chamber, we would ensure a good program for them during their visit. We would be very happy to host the delegation from your city in Finland so that you could see our achievements that could also be applicable for your city including the clean technology, energy efficiency and how we change waste into energy", he added while speaking at a meeting during his visit to Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI).

Honorary Consul General of Finland in Karachi Sadia Khan, Vice Chairman Businessmen Group and Former President KCCI Anjum Nisar, Acting President KCCI Khurram Shahzad, Vice President KCCI Asif Sheikh Javaid, Chairman KCCI's Diplomatic Missions and Embassies Liaison Sub-Committee Shamoon Zaki, Former President KCCI AQ Khalil and KCCI Managing Committee Members also attended the meeting.

Finnish Ambassador said, "When we look at the future of Karachi, there might be some areas where Finnish technologies, expertise and know-how could be used therefore, there is need to exchange more business delegations between the two countries."

Referring to the technologies and solutions being used in Finland to convert waste into energy, he informed that no landfill sites exist in Finland anymore as all the waste that we produce including the hazardous waste from hospitals was now an asset which is converted into energy. "40 percent of our energy comes from renewable energy sources and in the next few years, this energy production would go up to 60 percent", he said, adding that Pakistan can also learn a lot and benefit from Finnish expertise, experience and solutions in education, energy efficiency, clean and green technology, elevators solutions, sustainable use of forest and natural resources.

He further stated that 50 percent of the ships sailing in all seven seas of the world were equipped with Finnish technology while 11 percent of Finland's revenue comes from the export of health technology which can also be useful for...