PCJCCI keen to merge urban, rural development for common prosperity.

LAHORE -- Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Moazzam Ghurki Monday emphasized upon equitable development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas of the country in conjunction with the urban business hubs at the pattern of Chinese model of Urban-Rural Coordinated Development.

Addressing a think-tank session here at PCJCCI Secretariat, he added that China had enhanced the prosperity level of her villages by making coordinated urban and rural development. The meeting was also attended by PCJCCI Senior Vice President Fang Yulong, Vice President Hamza Khalid and Secretary General Salahuddin Hanif.

Ghurki said that SMEDA (Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority) had focused in the past on equitable development of SMEs in the country and the best project in this regard was launched as 'Aik Hunar, Aik Nagar' (AHAN) project that connected the rural handicrafts with the fashion designers to add value in the rural hand-made products. The intervention proved to be so successful that a number of our rural handicrafts won the space in export market besides gaining business in the national markets. He stressed the need that...