KARACHI: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) has reminded the government to allow exports of jaggery (gurr) and white food grade poppy seeds (khashkhash), a statement said on Saturday. The Smeda in a letter to the Ministry of Commerce (Mincom) through the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) called for expediting and taking … Read more
KARACHI: The farmers’ unions urged the Commerce Ministry (Mincom) and the Ministry of Planning and Special Initiatives (MoP&SI) to allow the exports of khashkhash (white food grade), jaggery (gurr) and medicinal and industrial hemp (bhang), a statement said. The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Farmers Association (Smefa) … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) expressed disappointment at insufficient sector representation in the parliament and sought proper representation of the sector in the assemblies, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that unfortunately the country indulges in hero worshipping of its political leaders, while there is also dynasty politics. “Our … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the Ministry of Commerce to assist in adopting khashkhash as food and food ingredient, a statement said on Monday. The Unisame asked the Ministry of Commerce to urge the United Nations (UN) to revisit the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961, and remove the … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has requested the World Food Programme (WFP) director general David Beasly to differentiate white food grade poppy seeds from the opium seeds, a statement said on Wednesday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver stated that since the code number of both seeds are the same, the genuine white … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has sought the help of the commerce ministry and revenue board to assist in the trade of khashkhash, a statement said on Monday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver sought the support of the Ministry of Commerce and the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) customs wing to examine … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged for early implementation of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Policy 2021, a statement said on Wednesday. The Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver has stressed the need for implementation of the Policy, saying that it envisages rapid SME export promotion, modernisation and upgradation of SME … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has felicitated the government functionaries on framing the Strategic Trade Policy Framework for 2020/25, a statement said on Wednesday. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver thanked Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Razak Dawood and Commerce secretary Sauleh Faruqui on framing the policy, saying that it reflects … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has said that Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood’s agenda for creating export culture has motivated the sector to export more and more, a statement said. “Being inspired by the plan of the adviser, we are requesting the SME exporters to export … Read more
