Monthly Archives: October 2020

SME stakeholders seek support….EXPRESS TRIBUNE 27/10/2020

Oct 29, 2020 |

Thaver appreciated SBP for widening the definition of SME sector by including the emerging corporate sector. PPI October 27, 2020 Stakeholders from the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector have requested the policymakers to support, encourage, finance and facilitate the emerging corporate sector and called for serious consideration to exploit its potential. In a statement […more]

Call to promote, protect basmati in all forums The Financial Daily 21/10/2020

Oct 21, 2020 |

The SME Farmers Association of Pakistan (SMEFA) held a meeting at a local club to urge the concerned institutions to take prompt measures for the protection and promotion of basmati rice in and outside Pakistan and also all international forums without loss of time. Haji Muhammad Saeed chairman SMEFA said basmati rice is our heritage […more]

MEDIUM SECTOR UNHAPPY WITH DOWNGRADING DEFINITION

Oct 17, 2020 |

THE FINANCIAL DAILY 17/10/2020 The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) expressed deep concern at the definition proposed by US AID Small Medium Enterprise Activity (SMEA) and today informed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) officials that this definition will not be beneficial to the sector and SBP needs to consider the disadvantages of […more]

SME SECTOR URGES EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF SME POLICY

Oct 15, 2020 |

THE FINANCIAL DAILY AND THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE 15/10/2020 The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) said after several years an SME policy was finally presented to the prime minister ( PM) Imran Khan by the National Co-ordination Committee (NCC) for SMEs. UNISAME president Zulfikar Thaver said that the sector is indeed disgusted by promises. […more]

ASSOCIATIONS AND CHAMBERS NEED TO DO MORE FOR THEIR MOST OF SME MEMBERS

Oct 14, 2020 |

THE FINANCIAL DAILY 14/10/2020 The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) being dissatisfied by the managing committees (MC) of most of the trade associations and chambers of commerce and industry has invited the attention of the Director of Trade Associations (DTO) towards discrimination and neglect of SME members by the trade bodies. UNISAME president […more]

FPCCI CSC MEETING RESOLVES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE BASMATI AT ALL COST

Oct 8, 2020 |

The Central Standing Committee on Rice of the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and industry unanimously resolved to protect and promote basmati rice its heritage at all cost. Whilst chairing the committee Rafique Suleman apprised the participants of the firm commitments of Abdul Razzak Dawood the adviser to prime minister (PM) Imran Khan, the Intellectual […more]