Press Releases

Smeda projects exports to $ 54.2b under SME development plan

Apr 4, 2014 |

SMEDA projects exports to $54.2b under SME development plan ISLAMABAD: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has projected exports of the country from US $ 18.21 billion to US $ 54.2 billion under its five-year SME development plan. The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development plan for 2013-18 has been launched to lift growth […more]

STP INSISTS ON REGISTRATION AS EXPORTER AND NOT MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATION

Apr 3, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged Kashif ur Rahman the Secretary General (SG) of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) not to misinterpret the Strategic Trade Policy (STP) 2012 – 2015 and understand the correct meaning and definition of the word registration and not to misinterpret it as membership as the […more]

Difference Between Registration & Membership Elaborated

Apr 3, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs to expedite the reference filed by the ministry of commerce (MoC) for the dissolution of the Quality Review Committee (QRC) and enable closure of the QRC for the betterment of the rice industry in Pakistan by giving […more]

MOC CONFIRMS NO MANDATORY MEMBERSHIP FOR RICE EXPORTERS

Mar 31, 2014 |

Ministry of Commerce confirms no mandatory membership of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan for Rice Exporters By PPI News Agency Karachi, March 31, 2014 (PPI-OT): The Union of Small and medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has received clarification from the ministry of commerce (M0C) that the condition of mandatory membership of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan […more]

SMEDA URGED TO INTRODUCE FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION OF SMEs

Mar 30, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to introduce free voluntary online registration of SMEs and offer free online newsletter just like the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) online registration of exporters and free […more]

SMEs ADVISED TO AVAIL TDAP ONLINE REGISTRATION

Mar 28, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Mediium Enterprises (UNISAME) has advised SME exporters of fruits, vegetables, foodstuffs, flowers, meat, poultry, fish, maize, rice, wheat flour to register themselves with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) online and also avail the facility of their news letter. UNISAME president Zulfikar Thaver said we have urged the ministry […more]

MINCOM URGED NOT TO UNDERMINE ROLE OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Mar 22, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the Secretary Ministry of Commerce (MINCOM) to the registration clause in Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) of January 30th 2013 stating that the exporters of fresh fruits, vegetables, rice etc will be registered with their respective associations and in case of non […more]

EXPORTERS FACING DIFFICULTIES IN REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE CARGO

Mar 16, 2014 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the ministry of commerce (MoC) to the difficulties faced by the exporters for replacement of defective goods to the overseas buyers and urged the MoC to look into the matter and refrain the authorities from ridiculing the exporters for the mistake. President […more]

BANKS NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON SMEs FINANCE MANAGEMENT…… PAKISTAN GULF ECONOMIST

Mar 9, 2014 |

SME bank needed in real sense to address financial issues. ———————————————————————————– The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has submitted recommendations for the serious consideration of the policy makers in the forthcoming budget and trade policies in order to stimulate the economy which can only be done by promoting the majority SME sector wholeheartedly […more]

COMPULSION FOR MEMBERSHIP IS UNFAIR

Mar 7, 2014 |

ISLAMABAD, Mar 06 (NNI): The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the kind attention of federal commerce minister Khurram Dastagir to the unnecessary unfair imposing of mandatory membership of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) for rice exporters and urged on him not to impose mandatory membership on rice exporters who are […more]