Philippines wants maximum level trade

Total trade volume between the two countries in 2021 was $217 million

SIALKOT:

Acting Charge d’Affairs of the Embassy of Philippines Maria Agnes M Cervantes said on Thursday that her country was keen to boost trade with Pakistan and enhance mutual trade volume to the maximum level.

Addressing a meeting with the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the envoy urged exporters to come forward and explore the untapped international trade markets of the Philippines.

She said that there was a huge potential to increase the volume of mutual trade as both countries enjoyed cordial trade relations.

The envoy showed keen interest in SCCI’s documentary ‘Sialkot, the City of Progressive People’, which was screened during the meeting. SCCI President Abdul Ghafoor Malik told the meeting that there was a huge potential to increase the volume of trade.

“Sialkot is an important economic hub and export-oriented city of the country. Sialkot exporters have set unique examples by setting up several mega projects on self-help basis,” he remarked.

The SCCI president revealed that the total trade volume between two countries in 2021 was $217 million, which could be enhanced through mutual efforts.

Furthermore, Sialkot has an industrial setup producing specialised products that were being supplied to top brands and buyers all over the world. “We produce sports goods, surgical instruments, leather products, gloves of all fabric, textiles items, sportswear and many other goods.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 21^st, 2022.

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