{"id":1739,"date":"2016-08-20T07:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T21:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=1739"},"modified":"2016-08-20T07:01:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T21:01:54","slug":"10th-pakistan-sme-forum-2016-to-be-held-on-aug-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/10th-pakistan-sme-forum-2016-to-be-held-on-aug-23\/","title":{"rendered":"10TH Pakistan SME forum 2016 to be held on Aug 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad(PR): The 10th Pakistan SME Forum 2016 organized by SHAMROCK Conferences International will be held on August 23, 2016 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel, Karachi. The theme of the moot is \u201cFacilitating SMEs Makes Economic Sense\u201d and will feature the sector\u2019s critical issues<br \/>\nThe National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) and Entrepreneurship are two of the main sessions dedicated to discussing the impact of these interventions on the SME sector in Pakistan. The SME sector promises robust economic growth by enabling the people to generate a healthy income for their ventures and fresh revenue streams for the country.<br \/>\nAdditionally, the draft of the Geographical Indications Protection Law (GI) presented recently to the key stakeholders by the Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) will also come under discussion and debate at the SME Forum 2016.<br \/>\nOrganized with the participation of the State Bank of Pakistan, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) of the Ministry of Industries, the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME), Sindh Board of Investment and key stakeholders, the SME Forum 2016 will be addressing the sector\u2019s vital issues taken up by the federal government.<br \/>\nThe topics to be covered in the 10th Pakistan SME Forum 2016 will include among others, capacity building of the primary sector, cottage industries at grass roots levels, banking, leasing, insurance and logistics facilities and technology advancements.<br \/>\nPromotion of modern systems of farming, cultivation, irrigation and harvesting will also be debated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad(PR): The 10th Pakistan SME Forum 2016 organized by SHAMROCK Conferences International will be held on August 23, 2016 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel, Karachi. 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