LAHORE:
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chief Executive Tariq Iqbal Puri has said that as 2011 had been declared a ‘Year of Exports’, the authority is encouraging entrepreneurs to focus on non-traditional items for exports.
Speaking to members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), he said that TDAP would ensure that all possible assistance was provided to the exporters, adding that it was in the process of setting up a web portal which would cater to the needs of businessmen.
He said that TDAP was accelerating efforts and taking out-of-box measures to achieve $24 billion worth of exports by the end of the current financial year. For the first time in the country’s history, exports were reaching that level, he said.
In spite of the power and gas shortages, the exporters were doing good business in the international market and were competing well with foreign competitors, Puri said, adding the demand for textiles had increased considerably.
He said that there were a number of other areas including non-traditional items, minerals, livestock and pharmaceuticals that had a huge export potential and businessmen should avail of this opportunity.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2011.
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