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KARACHI: The private sector is eyeing the government’s extensive land bank, which has great potential to be used as a catalyst for housing and infrastructure development in the country.
The matter was discussed during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s visit to the Arif Habib Group’s head office on Monday. Discussions were held on economic outlook, capital markets, the investment climate and the Government’s ongoing reform agenda.
The meeting highlighted the opportunity to unlock the government’s extensive land bank through public-private partnership (PPP) models, with land contributed as equity to catalyse housing and infrastructure development and to accelerate project execution.
The discussion further underscored the importance of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as transparent, fully documented investment vehicles capable of mobilising domestic liquidity into productive sectors, supporting infrastructure development and broadening investment opportunities.
