Trade with belarus: FPCCI suggests feasible air, sea routes

Pakistan is the gateway to the Middle East and a larger market for industrial goods, says Jamali

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Fehmida Jamali has emphasised the need of developing economically feasible air and sea routes between Pakistan and Belarus for a swift delivery of cargo. Keeping in mind the latest trade talks with Belarus, Jamali suggested that in order to establish viable trade links with the landlocked country of Europe, it was necessary to develop air passages. “Pakistan can not only provide cheap labour, but also offer great incentives for investment,” said Jamali. The country is the gateway to the Middle East and a larger market for industrial goods. She invited Belarusian investors to take benefit of the incentives provided by the government in the special economic zones. Pakistan exported $15.23 million worth of goods to Belarus in 2014, 36% of which was rice, 9.27% light pure woven cotton, 10.03% styrene polymers, 7.43% edible preparations, 4.48% leather apparel and 4% citrus.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 12^th,  2015.

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