Exports surge 26% in nine months
Local products being promoted aggressively: minister.
ISLAMABAD:
Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Friday apprised the National Assembly that Pakistan’s exports had registered an increase of 26.5 per cent so far in the year 2010-11.
“Our exports showed a tremendous upsurge in 2010-11 (July-March), touching $17.9 billion compared with $14.1 billion in the corresponding period last year,” he said in reply to a question.
He said that from March 2008 to date, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) had aggressively marketed the country’s products in the world through participation in 184 prestigious international trade fairs and arranged visits of 39 outgoing and incoming delegations. TDAP, he said, also organised 26 seminars, workshops and interactive sessions in the country.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 16th, 2011.
Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Friday apprised the National Assembly that Pakistan’s exports had registered an increase of 26.5 per cent so far in the year 2010-11.
“Our exports showed a tremendous upsurge in 2010-11 (July-March), touching $17.9 billion compared with $14.1 billion in the corresponding period last year,” he said in reply to a question.
He said that from March 2008 to date, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) had aggressively marketed the country’s products in the world through participation in 184 prestigious international trade fairs and arranged visits of 39 outgoing and incoming delegations. TDAP, he said, also organised 26 seminars, workshops and interactive sessions in the country.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 16th, 2011.