ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the UAE are working on a new economic roadmap to boost bilateral trade volume and establish joint ventures between the two nations’ businesses and chambers of commerce.
This was announced by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, who met with UAE’s Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Alzaabi last week.
“We want to establish a new economic roadmap with the UAE for enhancing bilateral trade, manufacturing through joint ventures, alliances and exchange of services. “As the next step to this meeting, we are going to the Emirates next month for a meeting with the UAE chamber of commerce and other officials. We are also going to ask UAE government through the chamber to facilitate us in business visas,” he informed.
ICCI hails IHC decision to annul hike in property tax
Islamabad
December 25, 2020
Islamabad : Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said that the business community on Thursday hailed the decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to annual the 200 per cent hike in the property tax by the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) which provided a significant relief.
He said that MCI had unilaterally increased the property tax ranging from 200 to 300 per cent in one go due to which the citizens and the business community of Islamabad were facing great problems. He said that ICCI had challenged unjustified increase in property tax in the Islamabad High Court by filing a petition through Barrister Qasim Abbasi.
UAE keen to lift trade ties with Pakistan
Ambassador shows interest in working on new economic roadmap
PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have great potential to further improve bilateral trade and the UAE is keen to work on a new economic roadmap to take trade and economic relations to higher levels, said Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Alzaabi.
During a meeting with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, the ambassador said he visited Faisalabad and Sialkot where he observed that +Pakistan had great potential to export many products to the UAE.