Date processing plant to be set up in Khairpur

Processing unit will have the storage capacity of 1,800 tons of dates, Sindh Investment Board Chairperson Naheed said

KARACHI:

Sindh Investment Board (SBI) Chairperson Naheed Memon Thursday said that a unit with a capacity for processing over 1,500 tons of dates annually in accordance with the international standard will be functional at Khairpur Special Economic Zone in Sindh by next year.

The processing unit will have the storage capacity of 1,800 tons of dates, she said.

In a statement on Thursday, she said that the government of Sindh has welcomed the projects aimed at encouraging investment in the province. Programmes have also been introduced through Sindh Enterprises Development Fund (SEDF) to extend financial assistance to bring improvement in rural and urban economy, she added.

She said that the SEDF will also cooperate with the reputable company, in payment on markup on bank loans.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 4^th, 2016.

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