German Delegation meets SMEDA CEO to discuss 2 New Projects for Promotion of SME Sector - Press Release issued by Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority.

Lahore -- March 20, 2023 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)

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Federal Republic Germany has proposed to start two new projects in Pakistan for promoting Textile Industry and enhancing employment through women empowerment. It was disclosed by a 3-Member delegation of the German Development Organization "GIZ (Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit) today at a meeting with Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja, Chief Executive Officer of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). The delegation was comprised of GIZ Advisors Ms. Nana Sikaba, Ms. Anke Green and Mr. Muhammad Ubaid, Component Manager of GIZ Projects. From SMEDA Ms. Nadia Jehangir Seth, General Manager Policy Panning and Mr. Ashfaq Ahmad, General Manager Central Support Division also attended the meeting.

Mr. Ubaid told that a 3-year project started in the year 2021 to develop labour and environmental Standards in Pakistan's Textile Industry would be completed by end of the current year. The project successfully aims at improving the competitiveness of the Pakistani textile and fashion industry of Pakistan in the world market by improving and enhancing labour and environmental standards, he said informed that on successful completion of the aforementioned project government of Germany had decided to initiate two new projects; the one again for raising international standards of labour environment in textile industry...