Small and medium enterprises : USAID helps boost revenues
The project also facilitates SMEs in acquiring accredited international certifications.
ISLAMABAD:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has initiated a project that will assist and promote twenty small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of the knitted garment sector of Pakistan. The project aims to build up the production bases of these SMEs and ensure international quality and environmental standards that include T-shirts, pullovers, polo shirts and knitted tops and bottoms in order cater to the demands of mid-tier international buyers. Recently, two of the twenty SMEs have made exports worth $3.3 million to the US markets. The project also facilitates SMEs in acquiring accredited international certifications. “These certifications have breathed new life into our businesses and have provided us with direct and easy access to 700 member companies of the American Apparel and Footwear Association with a safe and secure supply chain,” stated an SME beneficiary.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2013.
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