KP has immense potential to enhance Pakistan’s export, and trade: President Junaid Altaf
PESHAWAR
Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Junaid Altaf urged the government to make more conducive policies for promoting entrepreneurship in youth that will enhance their self-employment and pave the way for sustainable economic growth of the country.
Chairing a meeting of the SCCI’s Standing Committee on Education, the SCCI chief emphasized the need for promotion of young entrepreneurship and startup businesses, describing it as the backbone of the national economy and a central pillar of the economic transformation agenda.
Meeting was attended by SCCI’s Standing Committee Chairman Sanan Sethi, executive committee member Sajjad Zaheer, WCCIP President Qurtul Ain, SVP Zara Imtiaz, VP Zareen Akthar, young male and female entrepreneurs and startups, and others.
On the occasion, a multimedia presentation was run, highlighting the SCCI’s role, its objective, overall activities and welfare initiatives for uplift of the businesses, trade and economic growth.
President Junaid Altaf called upon the commercial banks to also come up with low cost business loan schemes for youth to facilitate them in launching business start-ups.
He was of the view that by becoming entrepreneurs, they would not only achieve a prosperous career for themselves, they would create jobs for others and make useful contributions towards the economic development of the country.
The SCCI chief highlighted that the future of global competitiveness would be shaped by artificial intelligence, digital transformation and innovation, stressing that nations embracing technological advancement and entrepreneurship would emerge as future economic leaders.
President Junaid Altaf highlighted that KP has immense potential to enhance Pakistan’s export and trade, stressing that it is pragmatic to take benefits from untapped potentials to economic and business-growth.
He also called for reshaping policies and making them business-friendly.
On the occasion, SCCI chief also enlightened the participants about traders’ ordeals due to the prolonged closure of trade routes.
Earlier, the SCCI’s Standing Committee Chairman Sanan Sethi and others also spoke on the occasion and briefed the participants on overall initiatives for promotion of young entrepreneurship and startup businesses.
