Press Releases

UNISAME URGES GOVERNMENT TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF SECTOR

Mar 25, 2015 |

Zulfikar Thaver president of the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in a talk show on a business television channel urged the government to meet the requirements of finance, raw material, land, energy, technology and marketing support. He emphasized the need for finance at affordable mark up with credit insurance guarantee from the government […more]

UNISAME DEMANDS EASE TO DO BUSINESS FOR SMEs

Mar 19, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) pointed out that in the World Banks’s 2015 ‘ Doing Business Report ‘ Pakistan is placed at 128 amongst the 189 countries probably this indicates Pakistan needs to make doing business easy and go beyond efficiency and achieve a better ranking. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said there […more]

UNISAME SUBMITS BUDGET & TRADE POLICY PROPOSALS

Mar 17, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) submitted budget and trade policy proposals through the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver stated that SMEDA is well aware that the micro enterprises and the SMEs are engaged in trading, manufacturing, services and farming and each is playing an important role […more]

SME UNITS ADVISED TO TREAT WORKERS WITH DIGNITY

Mar 14, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) advised all SME units to observe the factory rules and regulations and respect the labour laws and comply all requirements of the factories act and treat their workers with dignity and respect their contribution towards the economy. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver advised all SME units to ensure […more]

UNISAME URGES SBP TO WIDEN SCOPE OF MICRO FINANCE BANKS TO INCLUDE SMALL

Mar 4, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to increase the lending limit of rupees half million to micro enterprises to one million to enable the micro finance banks to finance the small entrepreneurs also who are small but in the majority. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the […more]

UNISAME URGES NEED TO PROMOTE MICRO ENTERPRISES

Feb 28, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) emphasized the need for promotion of micro enterprises (MEs) for income generation and poverty alleviation and urged the micro finance banks to out reach the MEs especially the women MEs. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the MEs are earning their livelihood and are self employed and mostly […more]

UNISAME URGES GOVT TO RESOLVE ISSUES OF WHEAT, RICE, SUGAR & COTTON

Feb 21, 2015 | | Say something

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) urged the government to wake up and take the issues of commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, cotton and maize seriously ahead of the budget and the trade policy to meet the targets of exports and revenue collection before it is too late. President UNISAME  Zulfikar Thaver speaking […more]

SME FINANCING CAN BEST BE ACHIEVED WITH HIRE PURCHASE & LEASING

Feb 10, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the government to promote the micro and small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through hire purchase, leasing and special schemes designed for the sector and also urged the Bankers Institute of Pakistan to co-ordinate with the government to design products for the sector. President UNISAME […more]

UNISAME URGES SMEDA TO SEEK PRIORITY FOR SME SECTOR

Jan 28, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)  to advocate the cause of the sector vigorously with the ministries of finance, commerce and industries for the betterment of the majority sector on fast track basis and seek priority for the sector. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver […more]

MURTUZA JATOI URGED TO TAKE UP SME ISSUES WITH THE PM

Jan 25, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME)  invited the attention of Ghulam Murtuza Jatoi the federal minister for industries and production (MoI&P) to the urgent needs of the SME sector under his ministry and urged him not to shy and to take up the issues with the prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and the […more]