National
May 24, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government has so far disbursed around Rs1 billion among the female entrepreneurs, qualified under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP).
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar confirmed that the amount, out of the total disbursement amounting Rs8 billion under YES, was distributed among over 1,000 qualified women entrepreneurs.
He said the YES was launched in October 2019 under the banner of Kamyab Jawan Programme to provide the youth soft loans for initiation of their own businesses.
An amount of Rs25 billion was allocated to the women exclusively under the programme, he added.
Pak listing on largest e-commerce platform to benefit SMEs: Mian Nauman Kabir
May 24, 2021
The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) Chairman Mian Nauman Kabir has welcomed Pakistan’s inclusion on sellers list of world’s largest e-commerce platform of Amazon, saying that it would be a milestone for the National e-Commerce Policy, benefitting the youth, women entrepreneurs and the SMEs in the country.
In a joint statement with vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, the PIAF Chairman said that the move also credited sustained engagement with Amazon since the last quarter of 2019 by the Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan’s Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General in Los Angeles for this success. He said Credit also goes to the Pakistani diaspora and its continuous dialogue with the business community and public sector stakeholders through the National e-Commerce Council (NECC).
Irfan Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of textile and clothing rebounded in April mainly due to value-added sectors and posted a robust growth of 231.17 per cent from a year ago, data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed.
The export value of these sectors edged up to $1.337 billion in April from $403.833 million over the corresponding month of last year. Growth in exports of value-added sectors contributed to an increase in overall exports from the sectors.
The highest growth in exports in April is due to low-base of last year when export-oriented industries remained closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown and cancellation of orders from international buyers. As a result of this low base, growth was reflected in value-added and non-value added textile products.
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