KARACHI: Pakistan had achieved “big success” in the manufacturing of mobile phones in 2021, with local production exceeding imports for the first time, and the country was now eyeing expansion into exports, Arab News quoted adviser to the prime minister on commerce, Razak Dawood as saying. Pakistan, a net importer of mobile phones prior to 2016, produced … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to promote hemp exports and its medical uses, an official said. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver urged the prime minister to set up a regulatory authority for the promotion of hemp (Bhang) for medicinal and industrial use and exports as well. … 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
KARACHI: The government is striving hard to enhance exports of highest quality products, a senior official said. Inaugurating the Pakistan Virtual Export Gallery at the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Advisor to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood expressed satisfaction over the performance of the TDAP officers, adding that the TDAP … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Mobile manufacturing in Pakistan is part of the government’s “Make in Pakistan” policy, which will boost domestic exports, a senior official said. “Our vision is to make Pakistan a hub of mobile phone manufacturing and export and the export of mobile phones will soon start that will earn foreign exchange for the country,” Adviser … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel has called for early implementation of barter trade mechanism signed between Pakistan and Iran during the 9th Joint Trade Committee meeting held in Tehran to jack up the bilateral trade to $5 billion annually, a statement said on Saturday. Businessmen Panel chairman … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The present government is giving foremost priority to promote and expand business and trade with African countries, a senior official said. Addressing the Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference in Lahogs, Nigeria, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said that Africa is “a promising continent and land of opportunities”. He also called … Read more
Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Razak Dawood said. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes the mentioned countries along with Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, started talks about free trades with Pakistan in 2004. However, since 2015 the … Read more
After Amazon, Facebook has now created opportunities for Pakistanis running online businesses to flourish with its initiative. “I am happy to see that after Amazon, Facebook has recently launched Marketplace for Pakistan,” Adviser to the PM on Commerce Razak Dawood wrote on Twitter. “It will encourage small entrepreneurs to sell online; such opportunities during Covid-19 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to Australia increased 33 per cent during the fiscal year 2020/21 as against the exports of the previous fiscal year (2019/20), a senior government official said on Wednesday. In a tweet, Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood said that the country’s exports to Australia were recorded at $281 … Read more
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood said on Wednesday that the government will make sure new job creation in budget 2020-21 to execute its true vision in the country. The advisor said to the sources that the government will follow the three-prong strategy to accomplish the objective of producing economic … Read more
FPCCI urged to withdraw discretionary power of FBR for Multiple audit and posting of Inland Revenue Official at business premises Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI). Mian Anjum Nisar, President, Dr. Muhammad Arshad, Regional Chairman & Vice President and Zakaria Usman, Convener,Budget Advisory Council of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce … Read more
Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said that present government overcoming challenges faced by the economy. He was addressing in a seminar in Islamabad. Razaq Dawood said government systematically moving away from traditional export sectors to the new ones including pharmaceutical, engineering and Information Technology to significantly bolster the exports. The adviser noted that export … Read more
