ZAKARIA77 Posted March 24, 2006 I have found this piece and thought might be interesting to read.. It's about Pakistan's economic boom after 9/11... hope u enjoy it. March 27, 2006 issue - In the late 1990s Lahore-based businessman Iqbal Ahmed was depressed. Pakistan was isolated internationally and in the grip of a deep recession, and his modest, liquefied-petroleum-gas operation didn't seem to be going anywhere. "I used to get up and say, 'What the hell, it's another day'," he recalls. "Now I can't wait for the day to begin. I see a very bright future Ahmed has good reason to be optimistic. Two years ago he signed a deal with Houston's Hanover Energy Co. that has helped transform his LPG extraction plant into the largest and most efficient in Pakistan, with revenues last year of $130 million. Backed by several international investors, Ahmed has bid some $400 million to buy a controlling interest in Southern Sui Gas, one of two state-owned gas production and distribution companies that are being privatized. And he recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Excelerate Energy of Houston to import liquefied natural gas into Pakistan in supertankers. "We're enjoying a sea change in economic conditions and opportunities," says Ahmed, 60. "Pakistan is open for business." Read it here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11902379/site/newsweek/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baluug Posted March 24, 2006 Any country that whores themselves out to the USA will get money, simple as that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
