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CORPORATE NEWS

   
02-21-2007 Mr. Naeem Interview - Pakistan Post
05-14-2006 Access Energy sign MOU with German Wind Turbine Manufacturer 
03-21- 2005 Iraqi Delegation in Beverly Hills hosted by Beverly Hills Chamber, Iraqi Chamber, US Commercial Service and Access Group International (AGI)
05-24-2004 Access Group International Strives to Improve US-Pakistan Relations
05-20-2004 Access Energy Invest $126 Million in Pakistan's Economy
05-17-2004 Shahid Naeem Honored as Business Man of the Year

PICTURES & MEDIA GALLERY

   
02-02/02-05 Access Group International at  Expo Pakistan 2005:
09-11-2004    

Highlights of the trip by AGI personnel to Pakistan to discuss the details of wind farm development in Pakistan: 

 


 

 

 

Access Energy sign MOU with German Wind Turbine Manufacturer 

 

The Fuhralander of Germany and Access Energy Inc of United States have signed an agreement with Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) of Pakistan, to manufacture wind turbines in Pakistan to help establish wind power projects.

 US-based Access Energy will develop a 1000 MW wind power plant in steps of 50 MW along the general wind corridor in Gharo, would finance the project, whereas the German Company, Fuhrlander, would transfer the technology to Pakistan for manufacturing of wind turbines along with its accessories to set up a minimum of 1000 MW power plants.

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.Access Group International Strives to Improve US-Pakistan Relations

   

Mr. Shahid Naeem, CEO of Access Group International (AGI), is getting ready to launch the Pakistan Trade and Business  Development Center, which will serve to facilitate and improve trading activity between the US and Pakistan.

After learning that currently less  than 0.2 % of US imports come from Pakistan, Access is offering small and medium sized businesses based in Pakistan a “One-Stop-Shop” of the following services in the United States:  Pakistan Display Center, Executive Suites, Business Incubators, Marketing Services, Custom Clearance, Warehousing and Freight-forwarding services.

 


All services are tailored to the individual needs of businesses, enabling Pakistani companies to successfully meet the challenges of exporting to and marketing in the United States—from getting ready to getting paid.

Access Group International looks forward to serving as a vital intermediary—via its Trade and Business Development Center—between the United States and Pakistan. Mr. Naeem is a well-respected businessman in the Pakistani-American community and was recently honored with the “Businessman of the Year” award for 2003 by the National Business Advisory Council.

AGI is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA (USA) and is working closely with the Pakistani Consulate’s Commercial Consul, Mr. Tariq Bajwa, as well as the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and other  governmental and private agencies.

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. AE INVESTS $126 MILLION IN PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY

 

May 24, 2004, Los Angeles—ACCESS ENERGY, an alternative energy company, is getting ready to launch its innovative Wind Energy Project in Pakistan.  The energy project is in response to the Request for Proposal advertised in January of this year by Pakistan’s Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), which is actively seeking international companies to evaluate and implement alternative/renewable energy resources for Pakistan on a national level.

ACCESS ENERGY’s $126 million dollar investment in highly advanced wind turbine technology is projected to generate 100 megawatts during the first year of operations at the company’s wind farm in the port city of Karachi.  The company is also currently exploring the viability of generating an additional 1,800 megawatts via on- and off-shore projects in the next ten years. 

The transfer of such technology to Pakistan will not only serve as a cost-effective and cleaner alternative source of energy, but will also provide an additional boost to the country’s growing economy.  Numerous jobs will be created as a result of ACCESS ENERGY’s plans to assemble and manufacture wind turbines in Pakistan and export them throughout the world.  Undoubtedly, this venture is of significant value to Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves.

In order to assure proper maintenance and quality control on the project, ACCESS ENERGY is proposing to establish a formal training program for its Pakistani workforce since it estimates that Pakistanis will perform at least 30 % of the project. In addition, the company plans on sponsoring wind-engineering programs in the country’s major universities to further educate Pakistani engineers and technicians about the many advantages of wind turbines.

Access Energy is a dynamic, fast growing company dedicated to providing clean  .energy solutions in the form of wind energy6 and compressed natural gas.

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. SHAHID NAEEM OF AGI HONORED AS “BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR”

 

The National Business Advisory Council recently honored Mr. Shahid Naeem, CEO of Access Group International, with its annual “Businessman of the Year” award for 2003.  

The award was presented on behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) at its “Countdown to Victory” multi-million dollar fundraising event held in Washington D.C. with guest speaker President George W. Bush.

Congressman Rick Renzi (R-Arizona) commended Mr. Naeem on his outstanding success as head of AGI, a company he founded in 2000 and which has since rapidly
expanded its operations to include Access Business Services, Access Finance and Access Energy with more ventures in the pipeline.

Access Group International is headquartered in Beverly Hills and is a member of the
Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce.

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.Iraqi Delegation in Beverly Hills hosted by Beverly Hills Chamber, Iraqi Chamber, US Commercial Service and Access Group International (AGI)

 

On March 21, 2005, over one hundred and fifty US and Iraqi companies gathered in
Beverly Hills to participate in a historic event; this event brought the largest contingent of Iraqi businessmen to the US in search of US suppliers to aid in the reconstruction of Iraq. The US Commercial Service teamed up with the Beverly Hills Chamber, the Iraqi Chamber and Access Group International to host the 43 Iraqi companies in the Rebuilding of Iraq through trade, this event was hosted by a luncheon at Lawry’s restaurant in Beverly Hills.

The luncheon commenced with a proclamation to the Iraqi Chamber by the Mayor,
Mark Egerman of Beverly Hills, the opening remarks were provided by Julieanne ennessy of the Commercial Service. The business meetings were followed by a network reception featuring a keynote address by Shahid Naeem, who is the CEO of Access Group International (AGI). AGI is management consulting and project finance firm, this company has been at the forefront of international business development in the Middle East and South Asia. With a head office in Beverly Hills and a branch/rep in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe, AGI has services worldwide to assist international companies with all their exporting “needs and challenges,” from export readiness to getting paid.

Media for Rebuilding Iraq Through Trade was covered by James Flanigan, Los Angeles Times Senior Economics Editor and business columnist, who has covered national and international business and economics for 41 years and who has been covering Iraq since 1991. He has focused on every aspect of business and finance and examined in major articles the economies of countries stretching from Europe to Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

Rebuilding Iraq through Trade was a follow-up event to a 2004 Iraq roundtable luncheon organized by ITS Ceballos and Michael Robinson, Acting CEO of Beverly Hills Chamber, which was incorporated into Beverly Hills Global’s International Business Development workshop.


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