China considers more avenues to invest in Pakistan under BRI. BEIJING: China is considering more avenues to invest in Pakistan and other regional countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), officials said here on Sunday. “We are seeking to bring various financial institutions, international enterprises, and funding sources together to get projects rolling in economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative,” said senior executives at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). “The National Development and Reform Commission has sent a clear message that China hopes outbound investments in Belt and Road projects will be commercialised, rather than having only Chinese companies and domestic policy banks involved and relying solely on money and manpower from China,” said the Standard Chartered China Head of Global Banking, Jean Lu. “We are willing to cooperate and share our resources with other financial institutions to ensure they are able to provide one-stop financial ser...