Trade: Pakistan to take part in Mexican furniture fair

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) will display handmade traditional furniture at the Mexican International Furniture Fair to be held from May 23.

This was decided at a meeting held under the chairmanship of PFC Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq. “Pakistan must explore trade and investment opportunities in countries like Mexico, Argentina and Brazil,” he said.

“We all agree that there is great scope for Pakistani handmade furniture. We are talking about a huge market - 120 million people. The average age of youth in this region is around 25 or 26, so in a few years these people will make the biggest furniture purchases ever.”

Kashif added that Mexico and Pakistan have good prospects for improving trade and businessmen of both countries should take more initiatives for tapping all areas of cooperation.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 15^th, 2018.

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