The Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday that Manila and Islamabad executives have pledged to work on broadening and diversifying economic relations between the Philippines and Pakistan.

In a meeting with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd, Pakistani Ambassador to Manila Safdar Hayat said pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan want to invest in the Philippines, while other companies have expressed interest in exploring areas for cooperation on technology transfer in fruit processing and IT where the Philippines has greater expertise.

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