PESHAWAR
\nTraders have stressed the need of taking pragmatic steps to remove hurdles in the way of regional trade.
\nBusiness community termed it imperative to boost up trade with central Asian republic countries to enhance the country\u2019s export and gain huge foreign exchange to stabilize the national economy.
\nPakistan is losing huge foreign exchanges owing to impediments in way of regional trade, the traders and exporters said while addressing during a joint meeting between members of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Women\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peshawar with senior officials of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) here at the chamber\u2019s house on Saturday.
\nThe meeting was presided over by SCCI\u2019s president Hasnain Khan Ahmad, who apprised the visiting Director General, TDAP Naseer Ahmad.
\nBesides, the chamber\u2019s senior vice president Imran Khan Mohmand, vice president Javed Akhtar, former president Faiz Muhammad Faizi, former senior vice president Engr Manzoor Elahi, President of Industrialist Association Peshawar (IAP) Malik Imran Ishaq, executive member Ejaz Khan Afridi and Sohail Javed, Aurangzeb Khan, WCCI\u2019s president Shahida Parveen, TDAP Peshawar Region Director Sabz Ali Khan, Assistant Director Zahid Khan, Director Islamabad Ishaq Shinwari, AD Ayaz Muhammad, Small Industrialist Association president Arif Wahid Awan, office bearers of the SCCI\u2019s and WCCI\u2019s were present in a large number.
\nParticipants of the meeting attributed Pakistan\u2019s trade deficit widening owing to lack of capturing regional markets in benefitting manner and losing of huge foreign exchange through bilateral trade and regional trade.
\nThe speakers expressed fear that Pakistan would be economically bankrupt, if the regional market couldn\u2019t fully be exploited. They added it would also only be made difficult to stabilize businesses, trade and economy but could be completely impossible.
\nTherefore, the participants demanded the government to take realistic measures to remove impediments and streamline trade with regional countries and ease difficulties of traders, especially exporters.
\nTDAP Director General Naseer Ahmad while speaking on the occasion said that the present government and his institute are fully committed to facilitate and promote regional trade.
\nIn this regard, he added, the regional trade has been divided in three regions, including Africa Region, Central Asian Region and ASEAN region.
\nHe informed the meeting that TDAP would organise a single country exhibition in the Central Asian Region in October this year. He added a second single country exhibition would be held in the month of December this year.
\nThe TDAP Senior official invited the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa business community to participate in the both single country exhibitions.
\nNaseer Ahmad agreed with proposals of members of chambers, particularly women entrepreneurs\u2019 suggestions for holding training sessions for brand promotion, joint exhibitions and their other issues on priority.
\nThe senior official assured to resolve traders\u2019 community problems and issues essentially relating to regional trade in the light of their proposals.
\nThe TDAP DG stressed the need of establishing long-term collaboration and liaison with chambers\/business community and launching of joint ventures, training programs and joint trade facilitation steps.
\nHasnain Khurshid on the occasion called for the effective role of commercial attach\u00e9 and counselors posted in foreign missions to capture central Asian markets in an efficient manner. He urged the State Bank of Pakistan to ensure issuance of loans to exporters to fully exploit investment potentials and opportunities in regional countries.
\nThe SCCI chief proposed the signing of free trade agreements with Afghanistan and Central Asian Republic countries in order to gain huge foreign exchange for Pakistan and stabilize the local economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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