FPCCI official calls for exploring new markets
Says focus on untapped markets can help to increase regional trade integration
APP
January 07, 2021
Pakistan needs to diversify exports by especially focusing on sectors like halal food, IT, pharmaceuticals, etc. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Exploration of new markets and regional trade integration are key elements for economic and trade expansion in an effort to implement the government’s industrial policy, said Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Capital Office Chairman Qurban Ali.
Afghanistan could provide economic and trade connectivity with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) whereas exploration of untapped markets of the African region and potential markets of the European Union, North America and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could help to increase connectivity and trade integration with the regional and word economies, the FPCCI official told APP.
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