IBI and Pakistan Deepen Cooperation: Fresh Milestones on the Digital Silk Road

As the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues to progress in depth and breadth, IBI remains committed to its corporate mission, expanding its overseas footprint under the guidance of its “1750 Strategy” and building a cross-border service bridge for industrial belts going global. Leveraging Pakistan’s strategic role as a hub in South Asia, the company utilizes its industrial internet platform and takes digital empowerment as the core to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in key sectors such as agriculture, building materials, and energy. Through comprehensive and multi-level collaborative innovation, the two sides are jointly promoting industrial development and injecting fresh momentum into the construction of the “Digital Silk Road”.

IBI Signed a MOC with the Government of Pakistan to Jointly Establish a New Benchmark for China-Pakistan Digital Economy Cooperation

On July 11, Mr. Ehsan Mehmood, Director General of the Economy Division of Pakistan, visited IBI Digital Economy Headquarters. The two sides held in-depth discussions on new opportunities under the “Belt and Road” Initiative, cross-border digital supply chain cooperation, and the empowerment of Pakistan's industrial upgrading through the industrial Internet.

On July 12, under the witness of Khalil Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan, and Mr. Ghulam Qadir, Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of Pakistan, Mr. Liu Zhai, Director and Senior Vice President of IBI, and Mr. Kashif AliQureshi of the Economy Division of Pakistan, officially signed a MOC at the Embassy of Pakistan in China.The two sides are expanding multi-dimensional cooperation around the construction of IBI Digital Economy Headquarters in Pakistan.

Liu Zhai stated that IBI will fully leverage its technological strengths and align them with Pakistan’s geographical advantages and industrial resources to establish IBI Digital Economy Headquarters in Pakistan. This initiative aims to support  industrial digitalization transformation of Pakistan and promote efficient coordination of industrial chain of China and Pakistan within the framework of BRI.

Director General Ehsan Mehmood expressed high expectations for the establishment of IBI Digital Economy Headquarters in Pakistan. The two sides will take the BRI and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as an opportunity to jointly create a new benchmark for China-Pakistan digital economy cooperation.

Pakistan’s Minister of Transport Visits IBI to Deepen Cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

On July 3, H.E. Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister of Transport of Pakistan, along with Mr. Abdul Rahman, Director of Vision Group, visited IBI. Both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on the construction of CPEC and cooperation in industrial digitalization.

Minister H.E. Abdul Aleem Khan remarked that Pakistan is accelerating the modernization of its infrastructure, and Vision Group has significant advantages in engineering and construction. He expressed interest in deepening cooperation with TDD in the fields of digital procurement of building materials and cross-border supply chains.

Mr. Pan Yong, Board Secretary and Senior Vice President of IBI, stated that CPEC is a flagship project of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. He looks forward to working with the Pakistani Ministry of Transport and Vision Group to promote practical cooperation in digital trade of building materials and chemicals, as well as cross-border logistics services, with the goal of driving the digital transformation of regional industrial chains.

Pakistani Ambassador to China Visits IBI’s Xinjiang Headquarters to Reinforce the Foundation for China-Pakistan Industrial Cooperation

On June 28, Khalil Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan to China, visited IBI’s Digital Economy Headquarters in Xinjiang. He emphasized that CPEC has already made breakthroughs in energy and transportation over the past decade. The industrial digitalization capabilities of IBI closely align with the needs of Pakistan in chemicals, building materials, and energy. He expressed hope that IBI will further leverage its platform advantages to promote deeper integration between the two countries’ industrial chains and help enhance Pakistan’s industrial capacity, jointly creating a model for high-quality development under the “Belt and Road” Initiative.

Senior Vice President Liu Zhai noted that IBI aims to deepen cooperation in agriculture, building materials, and new energy by taking full advantages of logistics and policy benefits of CPEC, helping Pakistani enterprises connect with Chinese supply chain resources and improving their level of industrial digitalization, thereby advancing regional economy integration.

Chairman of Pakistan’s Engro Group Visits IBI to Launch a New Model of China-Pakistan Smart Agriculture Cooperation

On June 27, Mr. Hussain Dawood, Chairman of Engro Group of Pakistan, along with CEO Mr. Ahsan Zafar, COO Mr. Sikander Hazir, Chief Performance Officer Mr. Usman Hassan, and President of the Pakistan-China Chamber of Commerce Mr. Wang Zihai, visited IBI. Both parties held in-depth exchanges on topics such as agricultural supply chain digital upgrading and cross-border e-commerce collaboration.

Chairman of Engro Group Hussain Dawood stated, “Pakistan is rich in agricultural resources whereas supply chain efficiency must be significantly improved. Through this cooperation, we aim to optimize the circulation system of local agricultural industry chain and promote deep integration and coordinated development of the agriculture value chains between the two countries through cross-border e-commerce.”

Liu Quan, Chairman of IBI, proposed a strategic pathway for China-Pakistan cooperation in agricultural digitalization. Leveraging core strengths of IBI in platform, technology, and data, and integrating local resources of Engro, he emphasized bringing China’s proven digital solutions into Pakistan’s agricultural sector to jointly establishing a benchmark for agricultural digitalization cooperation under the “Belt and Road” framework.

Overview of IBI & Pakistan Cooperation

Since 2024, IBI has engaged in a series of collaborations in digital economy sector with Pakistan:

November 2024: Initiated by the Embassy of Pakistan in China and co-hosted by TDD-global of IBI, the 2024 China-Pakistan B2B Matchmaking Conference for Animal Feed, Fruit, and Vegetable Processing was successfully held in Beijing. A total of 12 MOUs and 1 Letter of Intent were signed, with a total value of USD 25 million, significantly promoting agricultural cooperation between the two countries.

September 2024: During the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), TDD of IBI signed a cooperation agreement with WAETZASIA of Pakistan for wastewater treatment and digital upgrading of 200 textile factories. The partnership aims to launch an integrated digital environmental protection solution for factories to support industrial upgrading of factories in Pakistan.

July 2024: During the 2024 Global Digital Economy Conference, Liu Zhai, Senior Vice President of IBI, held extensive talks with H.E. Shaza Fatima Khwaja, Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications of Pakistan. Later that month, a strategic cooperation agreement was officially signed at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, covering cross-border service platforms and supply chain collaboration.

March 2024: TDD of IBI participated in the Pakistan Coatings Show in Lahore and invited industry enterprises to Pakistan to investigate the local paint and chemical industry market. During the period, IBI organized multiple activities, including joint participation and visiting of the exhibition, paint (ink) companies visiting, and associations/government exchanges to jointly develop the local market.

January 2024: A delegation from Feidoodoo of IBI conducted an overseas field visit to Pakistan, visiting local agrochemical enterprises such as Evyol, Auriga, NFBiotech, Sayban, Agrow Limited, and Four Brothers. The discussions focused on agricultural sustainability, international trade in agro-inputs, and industrial digitalization upgrading. This visit laid a solid foundation for cross-border e-commerce trade cooperation of Feidoodoo and helped the development of China-Pakistan cooperation in agriculture.

The cooperation between IBI and Pakistan stands as a vivid example of regional economy collaboration and development. Looking ahead, both sides will continue to leverage their respective strengths, deepen and expand cooperation across sectors, and jointly build a more resilient cross-border industrial ecosystem, further promoting industrial belts to go global and contributing more to the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.