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SAARC, the largest regional organisation in terms of population, was formed on December 08, 1985 by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan.

Projects investments is in the rise in all most all SAARC countries in the recent years. Further, the number of projects being set up by SAARC countries in joint ventures are also on the rise. This section will present news on the latest developments in projects investment arena of the SAARC countries.

Sri Lanka to get a loan for Kalu Ganga Project
IDB grants loan to STEG
Bombardier bags order from Pakistan railways
Druk Holdings Investment companies plan investment
Sindh Government mulls effluent treatment plants
Sindh Government to provide land to PQA
Plots allotted in Marble City Risalpur
Indian aid to reconstruct ports and airfield in Northern Sri Lanka
ECNEC nod for eight projects
Stone laid for Buddhist Center
PPP allocation still stays unutilised on policy dearth
Welfare projects approved for AJK
Investment policy for Gilgit-Baltistan soon
Wapda approves funds for gas pipeline
First Danish school to be ready in September
Land port at Ramgarh to start functioning soon
UK based Company to invest in Dhaka EPZ
Lankan company to invest in Karnaphuli EPZ
Loralai-Taunsa road project in the final stages
Japan grants funds to construct bridges in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka inks MoU with Korea
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Sports Complex opened
Work on Northern rail track to Kankasanthurai to commence soon
Dhaka chalks out capex plan to dredge rivers
President inaugurates flyover bridge in Gampaha
Sri Lanka to borrow funds from Iran
Kokavil transmission tower to commence operations soon
Ceylon Electricity Board to take up electrification works in Iran
Germany to provide funds to set up 3 lakh solar panels
Singapore co to invest in Mongla port
Sri Lanka to renovate 13 airstrips
New projects awarded to NESPAK
Bids invited for elevated expressway in Dhaka
Construction begins at second international airport in Sri Lanka
ADB provides funds for uplift schemes in Sindh
Government nod for 23 CDM projects
Karachi Port improvement project to get IBRD funds
Conversion of Bostan-Zhob track hit by paucity of funds
Emergency wards planned in ten district hospitals
Orphans Relief Centre to come up in Mirpur
Expo Centre planned in Multan
Funds utilised for construction of farm-to-market roads
Slow pace of work on Lyari Expressway
Gas allocation to Naudero RPPs faces opposition
Sri Lanka to borrow funds for Phase II Norochcholai power plant
Bangladesh Bridge Authority awards contract to IRD
Expressway planned in Dhaka
Sri Lanka to invest infrastructure
ADB to fund tourism project
Twenty nine firms submit bids for eight rental power plants
Two schools inaugurated in Sri Lanka
Funds set aside for repair work of Iqbal Manzil
French investors keen on desalination plant project
WWF Complex to be ready by 2010
Concession agreement signed for Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas carriageway
Sri Lanka Government plan ITZs in the North and East
Mitsui coal power project scrapped
Funds received for OPF housing scheme construction
BR in pact with Kalindee to renovate two sections
Naturub Accessories to invest in KEPZ
German company to invest at Adamjee EPZ
Glass processing unit inaugurated
Stone laid for new office complex for lawyers
Sri Lanka to develop schools in North
Sri Lanka plans hospitals in Northern province
ECNEC nod for four locally funded uplift projects
ERD, ADB ink three loan agreements
Hong Kong company plans investment in Adamjee EPZ
Kashmir Highway widening project soon
Dhaka to get a facelift
MoU signed for halal food trade
Sri Lanka mulls nuclear power programme
New bridge in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province declared open
Drainage system in IDP welfare villages soon in Sri Lanka
Malwatu Oya Bridge construction to be put on fast track
Bridge connecting Trincomalee to be opened for traffic
Funds approved for second phase of rehabilitation in Malakand
Funds released for Lyari projects
Local company to invest in Iswardi EPZ
ECNEC nod for uplift projects
New Land Port in Belonia inaugurated
Stone laid for building oil tanks in the southern city of Hambanthota
PDA surrenders funds provided for 10 projects
Funds allocated to develop the Mankulam city in Northern Sri Lanka
Dehiwala flyover in Sri Lanka nears completion
Infrastructural development under PDP
Funds allocated for development in Kaghan Valley
Consortium of experts selected for CSP feasibility study
PQA likely to award deepening, widening of channel project
Sri Lankan provides funds to develop infrastructure in Vavuniya
Wellness resort for Sri Lanka's totally disabled soldiers
Sri Lanka plans SEZ in southern region
Bibiyana Plant project bidding in final stage
Irrigation development network to be developed in Sri Lanka's North
Reconstructed Vakarai school inaugurated in Sri Lanka
Hambanthota harbor to be ready ahead of schedule
Textile City project in doldrums
Alternative energy to provide 42 MW by December
Clinton to help Pakistan in getting investments
Kushagra Software unveils pilot power project in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka increases power supply in the North
ADB loan for road rehabilitation in Sri Lanka
Work to commence on Sri Lanka's southern coastal railway line extension
Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to renovate Kankasanthurai Harbour
ECNEC approves six development projects
WB nod for modernizing Bangladesh Railway
Godrej Agrovet, ACI to expand Bangladesh JV
Power project awarded without bids
CSF to fund Mango Packing House
Pakistan may give nod to private sector to set up sugar refinery
Japanese companies to invest in knitwear sector in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka BOI sign accord for fiberglass plant
CDWP likely to recommend 29 projects
Work commences on Bahrain Sri Lankan six-star JV hotel
Sri Lanka to increase Victoria power station’s capacity
Colombo, Kelaniya universities to get new buildings
Sindh Government directs KPT to share design with KW&SB
Contract awarded for feasibility of Pak-China rail service
Pakistan to consider Malaysian firm’s proposal
World Bank to consider loan for Pakistan
India, Bangladesh talk about dam on Barak river
PNSC, Spanish firm to sign oil tanker deal soon
CDGK allocates funds for social sector
ECNEC nod for 300MW power project
Memorandum on Indo-Bangla trade submitted
Bangladesh likely to build 'Exclusive Tourist Zone'
Annual Development Plan for Gilgit-Baltistan region
Gulf Agency Company to expand business in Bangladesh
Third party evaluation likely for KCR project
KPT in pact with Uzmar Shipyard
ECNEC approves 19 projects
Pakistan plans uplifting works under PDP
TSS to manufacture mobile-phone sets
Petrobangla raises gas production by 180 mmcf
Iran, Pakistan gas pipeline to be operational by 2013
BD-Japan JV to invest in Adamjee EPZ
Malaysian company keen to set up motor plant in Bangladesh
Scheme for flyover bridge on Akrzmwah Hala Naka
World Bank denies funds to 20 projects in Pakistan
ICT University at Kaliakoir
Tube light plant planned in Chittagong
China to fund Bangladesh projects
Feasibility study to commence on industrial park for SMEs
Modeste plans garment factory at CEPZ
ECNEC nod for three projects in Bangladesh
Pakistan invites CNOOC for gasification of coal in Sindh
Funds allocated for uplift work in Faisalabad
PSM plans expansion
Development projects launched in Karachi
Delayed completion of Ferozepur road causes trouble
KCR project likely to get nod soon
IDCOL mulls solar irrigation plants
ECO container train from Pakistan to Istanbul launched
World Bank aid for Bangladesh
Four projects get ECNEC nod in Bangladesh
ECNEC nod likely for mega projects in Pakistan
Canada keen to invest in Pakistan
IMF to provide funds to Pakistan
PQA issues LoI to PICT
French Fashion Knitting to invest in Adamjee EPZ
Airtel signs MoU with Bhutan
Government to take up project to ease jam at Mawa ferryghat
HMT training facility to come up in Myanmar
MoU signed to rebuild infrastructure in Sri Lanka
World Bank to provide funds for solar power grant to Bangladesh
Ten projects on the anvil for Digital Bangladesh
Mobile power generation plant likely to come up in Sindh
Japanese SEZ to come up near Karachi
Netherlands plans investment in Comilla EPZ
Reconstruction of 3,335 mtrs road accomplished in Khar
Pakistan approves funds for Southern Bypass project
Bangladesh may issue bonds for Padma Bridge
Road linking Super Highway with Sharea Faisal inaugurated
Work on Lowari Tunnel to resume by August
Pakistan, China to collaborate for modernisation of Railways
CPA to kick start dredging at port channel
Bangladesh plans rail link thru Padma bridge
Mega development projects being executed in Dera Ghazi Khan
Pakistan puts up 53 oil, gas blocks for exploration companies
IMF sanctions loan assistance to Sri Lanka
Two fertilizer plants to go on stream by December
SIDC to be ready by December
Nepal likely to import 30 MW of power from India
Pakistan to fast track Benazir Mass Transit Train Program
Pakistan, Italy ink development swap accord
Infrastructure works planned for Punjab
Punjab plans roads rehabilitation, extension
Futureworld’s Apple retail store opens doors
New drillers to expedite roadwork
Bangladesh invites Indian companies into SEZs
China-Pakistan Economic Zone in choppy waters
Model farms being established for export-oriented flowers in Pakistan
US evinces interest in Bangladesh's telecom sector
Work on deep-sea port at Sonadia to begin in 2010
Construction of JSEZ to be started in September
EPA grants funds for KCR project study
Hyderabad-Mirpurkas Dual Carriageway Project to be launched by end-July
Five road projects to be ready in Attock
Industrial sector of Swat to be restored
Tube Rose Denim plans garment manufacturing facility
Meghalaya may get rail link with Bangladesh
India reconsiders participation in IPI pipeline project
Repair works planned for Kosi barrage in Nepal
Work on Shahrah-e-Altaf examined
Accord signed to build Ankabout
ECNEC nod for four projects
AJK to get grand highway-cum-motorway network
Chinese consortium signs MoU for Peshawar Bus Terminal
CDGK plans 116 pedestrian bridges
Bangladesh likely to give gas exploration contracts
E-35 Expressway likely to be completed as per schedule
BTCL plans optical fibre for villages
KPT, PQA sign MoUs with French firm VEOLIA
New Islamabad Airport to be ready by 2011
CEB in pact with CMEC
Bengal Pelli plans investment in Adamjee EPZ
KKS hotel project likely to be restarted
BOI to establish mega projects soon
Pakistan Railway to rehabilitate Sri Lankan railway
NESPAK plans 11-storey parking plaza
UK to invest in Pakistan
Approval for ROZs in Fata, Balochistan soon
Tritel to invest in telephone facilities
Sri Lanka plans development projects for Uva Province
POF joins hands with foreign company to make CNG cylinders
SIDC project to be completed by December
Egypt okays 13 exploration agreements
Emaar awards contract to Maqbool Associates
SEZ planned for small, cottage industries in Sindh
Boat bridge planned between Shujaabad and Khangarh
KPT mulls cargo village and industrial park
Austria keen in water and power sector in Pakistan
NWFP unveils 861 schemes for ADP
China to lay oil and gas pipeline to Myanmar
Dhaka sought additional loan assistance from Japan
BCIC to set up paper manufacturing plant
Pakistan to unveil ‘Reko Dik Copper-Gold’ project by 2010
Incomplete bridge poses problem to industries
Pakistan allocates funds for energy sector
Construction of schools delayed in Bhutan
Pakistan allocates funds for Bhasha dam, Neelum-Jhelum hydro projects
Nepal, India sign MoUs
Bhutan identifies industrial estates for SEZ
ACC to review farm road project
Japan to extend helping hand to Bangladesh
IDB nod for hydro unit in Pakistan
World Bank approves financial aid for NTCIP Pakistan
NEC approves Public Sector Development Programme
Funds allocated for feasibility study of Keti Bandar Port
KESC inaugurates Phase I of 180 MW power project
SEPCOL likley to be revived
New container terminal planned in Narayanganj
Bangladesh to offer SEZ for Turkey's investors
KESC ramping up generation capacity
Environmentalists see red over a new steel plant
CCI mulls Infrastructure Fund
Pettah to get new transport zone
Mega water supply project commences operations
Irrigation projects to be expedited in Sri Lanka
US firms evince interest in coal mining in Bangladesh
Dhaka proposes gas corridor through India
Dhaka to ink MoU on SMEs soon
Iran, Pakistan ink gas supply deal
Netherlands-US Company plans garment accessories plant at KEPZ
Turkey to invest in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka to throw open key highway in north
Dhaka to sign Asian highway pact
Pakistan, Cuba to sign accord for JEC
Iran, Pakistan to decide pipeline deal shortly
Bangladesh, Rosatom sign MoU
IPIC’s Pakistan refinery plans on track
Chinese entrepreneurs invited to invest in Bangladesh
ADB to provide funds for AJK projects
Bangladesh invites Nigeria to invest in power sector, import pharmaceuticals
ECNEC nod for project making Dhaka air clean
Chukha dzong to be ready by 2011
Request for proposals invited for Kholongchu hydroelectric project
Norm Outfit & Accessories to invest in CEPZ
Newly constructed school building opens in Gaibandha
Denmark to assist Bangladesh in installing water-treatment plants
Telenor Pakistan, Nokia Siemens Network in five-year expansion contract
Bergamo to develop clean coal project in Pakistan
Bibir Bazar landport to be opened shortly
Jhimpir wind power plant inaugurated
Matrix Group to build power plant in Pakistan
Eastern Petroleum to set up bitumen bailing plant
Pakistan to get Chinese aid for nuclear power plants
Styrax Fashion to invest in DEPZ
Japan to provide assistance for 3 projects in Pakistan
Dhaka-Rajshahi direct rail link begins
ECNEC nod for seven projects
Three development projects launched
RfQs invited for Arun III hydroelectric project in Nepal
Tala project handed over to DHI, DGPC
Work on the southern roads on track
Dhaka seeks India's help to build bridge over river Jamuna
Bangladesh mulls to build barrage on Ganga
Pakistan to go ahead with Iran gas pipeline project
ICC to invest in Bangladesh
Bangladesh mulls petrochemical plant
Asia Naphtha-Itochu emerges highest bidder in Bangladesh tender
Government mulls 14.4 MW power station
Bangladesh to set up 1000 MW power plant
World Bank sanctions loan to Pakistan
Sri Lanka Chevron unit gets lease extended
Sri Lanka port terminal bids to open on 19 May
Ten hydropower projects finalised for Bhutan
PEDCO in pact with Pakistan for a coal mine
Dagachu project to begin by April
Druk Green Power to take control of Tala
Coal power plants to commence work in Sri Lanka
Pakistan to set up donors' consortium for financing Basha Dam
Sri Lanka to develop inner roads at Anuradhapura
Bhutan, India sign MoUs for three pilot projects
Pak to take up civic amenities project
IWAI invites bids from consultants for Myanmar project
Funds approved for uplift schemes in Pak
ADB to provide funds to Pak
Kerawalapitiya power plant to open in SL
Pak approves 100 new uplift schemes
Colombo-Jaffna road project begins
South Korea extends loan to Pak
Norochcholai power plant to generate the electricity by 2010
US grants fund to Chittagong Port
Sheltech to open hotel at Dhaka in Jan
ADB to provide loan to Pak
WB extends credit to B’desh to deal with power, food crises
Saaraketha signs agriculture venture
WB approves credit for cyclone affected in B’desh
Pak govt to provide loans for small industry
Pak undertakes urban development in Punjab
France to help B’desh build nuclear power station
WB gives help for B’desh food crisis
Stone laid for a tele cinema village in Sri Lanka
Pak, US sign agreements for socio-eco growth
ADB provides loan for energy sector in B’desh
Lanka approves stainless steel project
Sinohydro to construct 1,100MW power project in Pak
Benji to open plant in Chilaw
Mubarak Centre in Pak
Pak council okays 160 development scheme
Bangladesh gets loan from ADB
ADB to provide loan to Pak for economic transformation
Japan funds Agro Well project in Sri Lanka
Larkana in Pak to be developed
Lanka govt provides electricity to East
Rainwater project launched in B’desh
CDWP Pak approves 42 projects
WB gives loan to B’desh for power plant
ADB to provide funds to Sri Lanka annually
First coal power plant in SL to start by 2011
WB provides funds to B’desh for food
B’desh’ Pran foods to invest in India
Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project in Bhutan
China to grant funds to Sri Lanka
Tuwairqi Steel to construct Furnace Tower in Paku
Hunan Nonferrous to start Pak mine in Nov
Kuwait to fund Kalu Ganga project in Sri Lanka
BOC Pak to set up nitrous oxide plant
ADB to fund Punjab MDGs schemes
Abu Dhabi to fund hospital in Islamabad
Pak approves 1,000 MW power projects
Reconstruction of 5 KPT berths to be completed by 2010
Bangladesh scientists to produce petroleum from organic wastes
Dabur's packing facility in Pak to start in 2008
Rahimafrooz plans 20 outlets in Bangladesh
Pak seeks credit from Saudi for fertilizer
Karachi Waterfront project still in a limbo
Sri Lanka sign agreements for 4 projects
Pak to approve funds for avenues designs
Ambewela farms to set up dairy plant in SL
Japanese funds to construct a bridge in SL
Work at Nooriabad comes to a hault
Funds sanctioned for Southern Punjab uplift projects
PTC joins Nepal's power project
Power import agreement signed between Pak & Afghanistan
HUBCO to set up hydropower plant in Pak
Kelaniya flyover in SL opened
Work commences on SL Asiri Hospitals
ABD grants funds to Bangladesh
Micro finance scheme for cottage industries in Pak
ADB to provide funds for Punjab MDGs programme
Companies plan steel plant in Dhaka
SJVNL invites PQ bids for Nepal project
Meezan Bank & Eden Builders sign Islamic Project Finance
Work begins on Pak IT tower
Siemens, Bosicor sign agreement
Pak spends on National Trade Corridor
US to provide food aid to Pak
Pakistan plans investment in power sector
ADB to provide funds to Sindh
Pak to give subsidy for CNG buses import
Sri Lanka, India to exchange power
Lagan gets Pak airport contract
WB to provide funds to IPDF
SDA to spend on upgradation of industrial estates
Japan offers to install power plants in Pak
Bank grants loan for setting up power plants
SL govt allocates funds for development
Dilan Trailer Manufacturing to produce container,trailers
WB signs loan agreement with S L
Taiwanese relocating factories to Bangladesh
Siemens wins Ceylon order
Nepal Govt to provide funds to NOC
ADB to provide funds to Pak
WB grants funds for SL project
Nokia-Seimens, Huawei get TeleTalk contract
India extends funds for Myanmar projects
WB grants funds for SL road development
SAARC village August opening
Sri Lanka signs deal with Iris Tech
International consortium to set up IT park in Islamabad
Pakistan to invest in manufacturing sector
IESCO to get loan from WB
Reliance Comm ties up with PCH Holdings of Lanka
ADB grants loan to Pakistan
3 Co’s interested in Katmandu highway
Paks UFone to spend on network expansion
World Bank lends funds to Pak for water resources
Sri Lanka to borrow funds from World Bank
Japan gives funds for five projects in Sri Lank
Gildari Cement to set up cement plant in Pak
Aussie co to invest in mining
HUBCO to set up power plant in Pak
World Bank sanctions loan to Pakistan for power
WB approves grant for procurement
DoCoMo to buy stake in AKTEL
Trashigang-Samdrup Jongkhar highway to be upgraded
Huawei, GP sign deal to expand network
Chinese company to set up CKD plant in Pakistan
Bharti Airtel forays in Sri Lanka
Bids invited for TAPI pipeline project
WB may provide funds to build 3 dams
Qatar, Muscat to invest in Pakistan
World Bank approves fund for dam safety in Sri Lanka
Bids for two power projects opened in Pakistan
New Wheat Flour Mill to end Primas monopoly in Sri Lanka
ADB to extend funds for power sector improvement
Saudis eying investment in farming
UshaComm bags Nepal contract
Sri Lanka to begin work on Colombo-Katunayake expressway
Pakistan seeks $200 m as transit fee for IPI gas
Punatsangchhu-I Hydro Project: Bids invited
Pakistan and China to sign MoU for Basha Dam
Belgian company to invest in Dhaka EPZ
Basha Dam Project: Lemhyer recommended 4 hydropower stations
Sri Lanka BoI signs six new projects
China may join tri-nation gas project
15 firms show interest in 3rd round offshore bidding
Sri Lanka talks on for building Weerawila airport
Sri Lanka signs agreement for new harbour in Oluvil
SJVNL gets Nepal hydel project
India to set up power plant in Sri Lanka
Pakistan proposed competitive bidding for coal-based power projects
GMR Group signs MoU with Nepal
Bhutan may allow 100% Indian FDI in hydro power
China to fund coal power plant in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka plans mega-power supply project
Engro signs major pact for power plant in Pakistan
Sri Lanka bags Japanese aid
PPR’s 136 MW power project inaugurated
Sri Lanka to upgrade Southern Railway Line
Tata sells mini trucks in Sri Lanka
Turkey and Pakistan to encourage trade
Pakistan and Mauritius signed PTA
NTPC's project in Sri Lanka to be implemented next year
Pindoris oil field recovering lost production
Abu Dhabi plans setting up refinery in Pakistan
Contract for exporting gas finalised with Iran
ADB to invest in power plant of Fauji Foundation
India may be invited to join TAP gas pipeline project
Sri Lanka-China inks agreement on Hambanthota Port development
India and Sri Lanka signed MoU on Tariff Rate Quota
KEC has bagged a deal in Afghanistan
IOC may shelve its investment plans in Iran
ACC to import cement from Bangladesh
Indian company to build tallest building in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka dockyard bags tug boat orders from India
India enters the trans-Asian railways pact
Pakistan objects to the Uri hydel project
Pakistan, Sri Lanka trade to rise
Avari Islamabad plans hotel
UAE to invest in Pakistan various sectors
Asia to have five new refineries
Ispat Group to invest in Bangladesh
Pakistan to have Indian Tea Centre
Pakistan's trade with China to treble in five years
Mobilink to invest $700m on expansion
Pakistan signed protocol to boost trade with Kazakhstan
World bank approves $10 million to construct roads in Bhutan
Pakistan approved funds for farm projects
Japan to fund for Sri Lanka's Upper Kotmale power project
CSF Board approved funds for 6 projects in Pakistan
BOI-JWC signed major agreement
More bridges in Sri Lanka with Swedish assistance
China's new venture in Sri Lanka
BEPZA signs investment deals with 37 firms
Sri Lanka to launch eight new hydropower projects
Iran, Pakistan & India to lay segmented pipeline
Chinese firm to invest in minerals in Pakistan
Plans to develop chemical industry in Pakistan
US firm plans 11 gemstone training centres in Islamabad
Brazil-Japan ethanol project to cost $8bn
NTPC to set up a coal power plant in Sri Lanka
China discovers major natural gas field
10 firms shortlisted for Pakistan LNG terminal
Pakistan to set up joint ventures with Uzbekistan
PSA to build $100 million container terminal
Seven groups bid for Saudi railway project
Gazprom seeks $300m loan for gas project
Jetwing & Hayleys of Sri Lanka ties up with Indian partner
Switzerland to set up ethanol plant in Pakistan
$49million project to develop agri-businesses
MoU signed for study on power project in Pakistan
Offshore oil exploration agreement between China-Vietnam
Iran in talks with India’s Essar on new oil plant
CDWP approved 20 Projects in Pakistan
Lafarge begins production in Bangladesh
Pakistan signed agreement for power plant
Bosicor refinery setting up 1st single point mooring in Pakistan
China to invest in Pakistan
Chinese company to invest in celestite mining
Iran, China sign $16bn gas deal
Japan to provide $207 million loan to Pakistan
Second phase of Upper Kotmale plant in Srilanka planned
Lanka-Maldives optical fiber submarine cable link launched
NHA, Pakistan approves Rs.11 billion projects
Nissan plans to launch own hybrid by 2010
First Steel Coil Centre in Pakistan
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