All posts by Zulfikar Thaver

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) is an SME forum sponsored by SZT Group Zulfikar Thaver is the president of UNISAME. He is also member of the National Committee for SMEs of the Ministry of Industries Government of Pakistan. He is also member of SME Consultative Group of State Bank of Pakistan and also member of its Private Sector Advisory Committee

CALL TO IMPLEMENT SME POLICY WITHOUT DELAY…Financial Daily 21/03/22

Mar 21, 2022 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in its committee meeting earnestly urged the policy makers to implement the SME Policy without delay on fast track. The UNISAME Council emphasized on empowering SMEDA and also  simultaneously increasing the speed and efficiency of bureaucracy for putting the plans into action promised  under the SME policy […more]

SLOW PACE OF GOVERNMENT NOT GOOD FOR SME PROMOTION

Mar 19, 2022 |

Unisame suggests measures for efficient bureaucracy….. Bol News Image: File KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) in a meeting has suggested empowering the Small and Medium Development Authority (Smeda) to increase the efficiency of the bureaucracy, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver stressed on the fast implementation of the SME Policy 2021, saying […more]

SMEs need representation in assemblies

Mar 15, 2022 |

Businessmen seek proper SME representation in Parliament Staff Reporter 14TH MAR, 2022. 04:45 PM Image: File KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) expressed disappointment at insufficient sector representation in the parliament and sought proper representation of the sector in the assemblies, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that unfortunately the […more]

SMEs BADLY AFFECTED BY DETERIORATING LAW & ORDER…The Financial Daily 1/0/22

Mar 13, 2022 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has complained to the interior ministry  that the law and order situation in the country  is getting from bad to worst and calls for  the immediate attention of all law enforcement agencies to take very serious notice of increase in all types of crime in major cities […more]

SMEDA URGED TO EXPEDITE FORMATION OF SME-LC www.thefinancialdaily.com page 2

Mar 8, 2022 |

Business organisations meet to discuss SME-LC Business Organization ……BOL NEWS   08/03/2022 KARACHI: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) demand friendly policies and cooperation from government institutions without compromising on legality, healthy rules and regulations, an official said on Monday. The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority […more]

Traders urge SMEDA to resume legal aid committee… Express Tribune 06/0/2022

Mar 6, 2022 |

Demand it to set up body to bridge gap between SMEs, government departments Our CorrespondentMarch 06, 2022 KARACHI: Traders have urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to resume the free legal aid committee and upgrade it on the pattern of Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Chairman […more]

UNISAME ADVISES SMEs TO USE SAFE AND SECURED BANKING CHANNELS

Mar 4, 2022 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has advised the SME sector to strictly use the banking channel for all inwards and outwards overseas remittances and not to indulge in transactions outside the banking channels despite of getting better rates from money exchangers and being misguided. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said some SMEs are […more]

CALL TO SET UP SME LIAISON COMMITTEE UNDER MoIP

Mar 1, 2022 |

The Financial Daily   01/03/2022 The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has proposed to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) under ministry of industries and production (MOI&P) to set up an SME Liaison Committee ( SME-LC) to act as a liaison between the small to medium sized entrepreneurs and the various government […more]

CALL TO SET UP FREE LEGAL AID COMMITTEE IN ABSENCE OF DELAYED SME’s OMBUDSMAN

Feb 27, 2022 |

The Financial Daily  ….February 27th 2022. The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) Hashim Raza to set up a free legal aid committee in the absence of a delayed SME’s ombudsman to enable the SMEs to get free […more]

Unisame urges for khashkhash, gurr exports policy formation…BOL NEWS 22/02/22

Feb 23, 2022 |

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has stressed for allowing the exports of jaggery (gurr) and khashkhash to global buyers, a statement said on Tuesday. The Unisame invited the attention of Commerce Additional Federal Secretary Dr Ahmed Mujtaba Memon to the long outstanding demand of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector […more]