The government will provide 100 percent funding to those women entrepreneurs who will seek to join the export market provided they export good quality and value-added products, Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar told the second Lifestyle exhibition of women entrepreneurs here on Wednesday. After visiting the exhibition organised by the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, North Zone, Humayun said that the present government would take all-out steps and provide necessary incentives to assist women entrepreneurs for economic empowerment.
He assured that women entrepreneurs would be included in the trade delegations going abroad for export purposes.
Highlighting the objectives of the exhibition, WCCI President Dr Shehla J. Akram said that it was meant to equip women entrepreneurs with required skills, business ethics in the present day global environment, risk management and capacity building.
Women entrepreneurs dealing with sports, beauty, food, fashion, gems, IT, interior, hardware, skin and health care, education, automotive, professional services, real estate and textile products have put up their stalls in the exhibition held at a local hotel.
Humayun gave away shields to the "pieces of passions", 'Aina' of Lahore and Euro industries of Peshawar for their best stalls in terms of quality of products and reasonable prices.
Later talking to Business Recorder, MNA Dr Attiya Inayatullah and veteran activist for women causes and Unido Programme Manager Khadija Aslam said that the Pakistani women have a natural talent for entrepreneurship and they can make significant contribution to the stability of the economy if they were provided congenial environment, social and financial support and access to market of their products.
They stressed that economic empowerment is an essential indicator of women empowerment.
They said Pakistani women seek the opportunity to contribute outside home to complement their role in the home.