The First Lady Begum Samina Alvi said that Pakistani women are very talented and they have a bright future in the country. She said that the government has taken a lot of legislative and policy measures for the empowerment of women and urged that the elite class of women should play a role to create better awareness in other women about such measures so that they could take benefit from them.
\nShe said this while addressing as Chief Guest at the International Women\u2019s Day at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The women entrepreneurs and a large number of women from various walks of life attended the event.
\nBegum Samina Alvi said that Kamyab Jawan Program provided an attractive financing scheme for women entrepreneurs and they should take benefit from it for achieving better growth in the business field. She said that SBP Asaan Mobile Account platform provided women an easy option to open bank accounts and increase their financial inclusion. She said that Chambers of Commerce & Industry should play a role for promotion of women entrepreneurs to increase their economic prosperity. She stressed that ramps should be arranged in existing and upcoming buildings for differently abled persons including females to provide them easy access to markets and offices. She said that women’s potential should be highlighted at international level for their better exposure.
\nSpeaking at the occasion, Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that women accounted for half of our total population and it was very important to bring them into the mainstream of economy for their economic empowerment and sustainable economic growth of the country.
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