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COMMERCIAL BANKS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF INTERNATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT FOR TRADE WITH IRAN

Mar 18, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) appreciated the efforts of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for facilitating trade with Iran and giving the commercial banks the go ahead for import and export with Iran.However the delay in resumption of trade activities is due to commercial banks who are still in the process […more]

FPCC&I Standing Committee on rice urged to take issues seriously

Mar 15, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has requested the standing committee (SC) on rice of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCC&I) to particularly discuss the Geographical Indication (GI) and Trade Mark (TM) issues in its meeting on 16th March 2016 at the Federation House and also recommend short and […more]

NCSME STRESSES NEED FOR CHINESE COLLABORATION FOR IMPORT SUBSTITUTION

Mar 13, 2016 |

Member National Committee Small and Medium Enterprises (NCSME) Zulfikar Thaver stressed the need to promote import substitution industries to save valuable foreign exchange. Thaver said we are importing vast range of items, although some of them are manufactured in Pakistan and the domestic industry is facing very tough competition. Other items which are imported can […more]

UNISAME URGES MINISTRIES OF COMMERCE,INDUSTRY AND OTHERS TO SAVE RICE INDUSTRY

Mar 5, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the ministries of commerce, industry, science and technology and agriculture to the urgent need to join hands for the modernization of rice farming, milling,processing and marketing and to enable it to meet the global challenges. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said it is […more]

UNISAME URGES MINISTRIES OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & OTHERS TO SAVE RICE INDUSTRY

Mar 5, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the ministries of commerce, industry, science and technology and agriculture to the urgent need to join hands for the modernization of rice farming, milling,processing and marketing and to enable it to meet the global challenges. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said it is […more]

UNISAME URGES REAP TO LOWER MEMBERSHIP FEES

Mar 2, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan to reduce the membership and renewal fees to make it affordable. The Union has pointed out that Rs 14000 plus Rs 1000 for I.T/ website maintainence is very high. Even the chambers of commerce are only taking Rs 2100 […more]

UNISAME URGES FBR TO EXTEND DATE OF VTCS TILL 30TH JUNE 2016

Mar 1, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises has urged the chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the return filing date up till 30th June 2016 and also to modify it to include manufacturers. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the FBR has seen the poor response mainly due to lack of proper promotion and […more]

UNISAME URGES PM FOR HIGH IMPACT ACTIONS FOR SME SECTOR

Feb 27, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the kind attention of the prime minister (PM) Mian Nawaz Sharif to the urgent need of high impact actions for the uplift of the micro and SME majority sector. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver in a message to the PM said it is very important that […more]

UNISAME URGES IPOP TO GIVE GI TAG TO PAKISTAN BASMATI RICE

Feb 25, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of Shahid Rashid chairman of Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPOP) to the very important and crucial matter of basmati geographical indications (GI) not being given the seriousness it deserves by the concerned authority and trade associations. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver has urged […more]

UNISAME STRESSES NEED FOR UNIFORM DEFINITION OF SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

Feb 18, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME has stressed the need for a uniform definition of SMEs and urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to align its definition of the SMEs with the proposed State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) definition which is pragmatic. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said as chairman of […more]