Trade Officers asked to cooperate with Private Sector in promoting trade and exports - Press Release issued by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Islamabad -- November 07, 2022 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)

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Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called upon the trade officers to cooperate with the private sector in promoting Pakistan's trade and exports. He said that Pakistan is facing a serious economic crisis and promoting exports is the only best option to improve the economy. He stressed that the public and private sectors should work together to identify new markets for Pakistani products to take our exports to the next level. He said this while addressing a delegation of TDAP's trainee officers who visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Dost Muhammad, Deputy Director, Trade Development of Pakistan.

Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that China's annual imports were over US$ 2 trillion and Pakistan has great potential to increase trade with China. He said that TDAP should cooperate with ICCI in setting up a China Desk at Chamber that will help boost bilateral trade between the two countries. He informed the delegation that ASEAN and African countries offered good potential to Pakistan for exports and ICCI has established Facilitation Desks of ASEAN and African countries to facilitate the business community in promoting trade and exports with these countries.

He urged that TDAP should develop market study reports of various countries and share them with chambers of commerce so that the private sector could take advantage of potential business and investment opportunities in foreign markets. He said that Pakistan's trade missions in foreign countries should find new markets for enhancing Pakistan's trade and exports. He said that TDAP should share information about trade...