New Trade Policy could help increase country's export: Zia

30 Jul, 2007

Executive Member Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Chairman. Frontier Custom Clearing Agents, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has expressed the hope that decisions announced in the new Trade Policy for the fiscal year 2007-08 will help in increasing export of the country.
While expressing comments over new trade policy, Zia said the announcements like formulation of long term export growth strategy, setting up of testing laboratories for increasing export of fresh fruit and vegetables, setting up of equity fund for public-private sector organisations, setting up of export skill development council and others will help a lot in increasing export of the country.
Zia Sarhadi also hailed the decisions like establishing of E-markets for promotion of SME sector, permission for import of those instruments of gem and gemological industry which were earlier banned, permission for export of semi finished carpets in view of decline in export of carpets and extending financial support for construction of quality slaughter house for exporting meat.

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