Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform will inaugurate the 8TH Pakistan SME Forum 2014 organized annually by SHAMROCK Conferences International to be held on August 19 at local hotel. This year's theme is "Bringing SMEs to the forefront of National Priorities."
The Private/SME Sector has been identified as one of the seven pillars to be the drivers of growth and key enablers in achieving the objectives of Pakistan Vision 2025 which was launched by the government recently. Menin Rodrigues, Convenor & Chairman, SHAMROCK Conferences International opined, "The Minister would be keen on stressing the importance of the SME sector to the Pakistan Vision 2025 initiative and to be brought in the forefront of national priorities; it is expected that decisive policy interventions will be made to address the issues of the much-neglected sector."
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Commercial Banks, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), Business Support Fund (BSF), Sindh Enterprise Development Fund, Chambers of Commerce & Industry, IFC-World Bank, Sindh Finance Ministry, Sindh Investment Board, Women Entrepreneurs and Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) will be participating in the forum.-PR