UNISAME TO ADVOCATE NEED FOR SMART POLICIES AT 9th SME MOOT

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) to advocate modernization of SME units at 9th SME Conference on 25th August 2015 at Lahore.
President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver in a message to Shamrock Conferences chief Menin Rodrigues stressed the need to highlight the urgent need to make the SME units smart by adopting modern technologies in accounting, manufacturing, marketing, logistics, financing and productivity.

He said the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA ), the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) have important role to play for uplift of the sector.

Thaver emphasized the need for product upgradation and value addition in produce items. There is need for modern banking, leasing and insurance facilities for new and existing units.

He reiterated the need to implement the SME policy 2007 for rapid promotion and development of the sector.

The SME Policy 2007 is a comprehensive document covering all aspects of growth from the basics to the advanced and envisages the promotion on scientific lines.

The SME policy has addressed the core issues of access to finance, land at concession, marketing support, transfer of technology and logistics.

Thaver urged Menin Rodrigues chairman Shamrock Conferences to focus on the requirements of the sector and to invite the attention of the policy makers present at the conference to give priority to the sector to stimulate the economy.

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