Trade with Pakistan: Maldives wants to import more

Maldives has mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan

KARACHI: Maldivian Parliament Member Abdul Bari Abdulla has said that being an importing country, the Maldives can offer immense opportunities to businessmen and industrialists of Pakistan and they must frequently visit the nation to explore opportunities of enhancing bilateral trade in different sectors of the economy.

He was speaking to business community during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). “We are not producers but largely importers whereas Pakistan, being a producing country, can provide many goods and services to the Maldives,” he pointed out.

“Therefore, the Pakistani business community should focus on improving linkages with the Maldivians by holding maximum number of B2B meetings, which would certainly prove favourable for both the countries.” Abdulla, who was leading a Maldivian delegation at the KCCI, stated that the Maldives had mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan but many other products particularly textile, cotton and agricultural commodities could also be exported.  

Published in The Express Tribune, December 23^rd, 2018.

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