Businesswomen: Australia for encouraging entrepreneurs

High commissioner appreciates Pakistan’s role for the uplift of women.

ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commissioner Tim George has said that his country, being a Commonwealth state, is keen to do business with Pakistani firms managed by women.

He was addressing a reception at his residence to mark Australia’s support for Pakistani women in business and the success of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Perth, Australia in October. The high commissioner appreciated Pakistan’s role for the uplift of women and noted that his government was particularly focusing on Pakistan’s women and girls under the ambit of the Australian aid program.

George also noted the enthusiastic response of the Pakistani business community and its women entrepreneurs who were instrumental in reforming the Commonwealth Women Business Network in Perth. British Ambassador Adam Thomson stressed the importance of getting more women in business and said an estimated 150,000 new businesses could be setup, if more women had opportunities in this area.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 14^th, 2011.