Press Releases

MINISTRY OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & REFORM TO REVISIT SME POLICY AT SME GROWTH CONFERENCE ON 29th APRIL

Apr 21, 2014 |

The Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (PD&R) has scheduled a ” Round-Table Conference on SME Growth.”on 29th April, 2014 at Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform to be chaired by Prof. Ahsan Iqbal federal minister PD&R with participation of stakeholders. President Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Zulfikar Thaver also member of the […more]

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE ON SME GROWTH BY MINISTRY OF PLANNING,DEVELOPMENT & REFORMS

Apr 20, 2014 |

The Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (PD&R) has scheduled a ” Round-Table Conference on SME Growth.”on 29th April, 2014 at Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform to be chaired by Prof. Ahsan Iqbal federal minister PD&R with participation of stakeholders. President Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Zulfikar Thaver also member of the […more]

KHURRAM DASTAGIR URGED TO SUMMON EXPORTERS FOR STRATEGY

Apr 19, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of Khurram Dastagir federal commerce minister to the lull in exports of major foreign exchange earning items due to the unfavourable exchange rate and have urged him to take positive steps to enable SME exporters remain competitive amidst challenges. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver […more]

SME EXPORTERS DEMAND TRANSPERENCY IN SRI LANKAN FTA FOR RICE QUOTA

Apr 17, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of S.M. Munir chief executive officer (CEO) of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to the favoritism in the quota system of rice in Sri Lankan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which has deprived the SME exporters of their right to obtain a share […more]

QRC LACKS COMMERCIAL SENSE & EXPERTISE

Apr 15, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the ministry of commerce (MoC) to dissolve the Quality Review Committee (QRC) forthwith in view of the no objection received from the law division and consensus of all stakeholders. Rice exporters are facing very challenging times due to loss in realization proceeds because of exchange […more]

FM URGED TO TAKE POSITIVE MEASURES TO MAINTAIN EXPORTS

Apr 11, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the federal finance minister (FM) Ishaq Dar to the appreciation of the rupee and informed him that the business community is as such happy at the strengthening of the rupee but desires that the government simultaneously announce a system of bonus against […more]

UNISAME COMPLIMENTS SUKHERA OUTGOING CEO SMEDA & WISHES HIM ALL THE BEST

Apr 11, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) bidding farewell to Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) felicitated him on his well deserved appointment as secretary Privatization Commission and Additional Secretary of the ministry. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said as CEO SMEDA , Sukhera […more]

FCC&I URGED TO RESOLVE EDIBLE PRODUCTS EXPORTERS REGISTRATION ISSUE

Apr 9, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged Zakaria Usman president of the Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCC&I) to impress upon the ministry of commerce (MoC) to accept the membership of any of the chambers of commerce and industry (CC&I) as valid registration and amend the registration clause in the […more]

UNISAME FELICITATES BANK ALFALAH FOR LAUNCH OF SME TOOL KIT

Apr 7, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) felicitated Bank Alfalah Ltd for launching the first SME Tool Kit in Pakistan in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank group for the benefit of the SME sector at a local club in Lahore afternoon. President UNISAME thanked Javed Iqbal […more]

MINCOM URGED TO AMEND REGISTRATION CLAUSE

Apr 6, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the Secretary Ministry of Commerce (MINCOM) to the urgent need to amend the registration clause in Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) of Jan 30th 2013 as associations do not have the system of registration and are insisting on enrolling exporters as members […more]