Istanbul Jewellery Show 2014: KCCI members invited to Turkey

Delegation trusts event will provide opportunity for exports.

KARACHI:

The Turkish Jewellery Association has invited members of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to the Istanbul Jewellery Show, which will be staged at the Istanbul Fair Centre from October 16-19, 2014.

The Turkish delegation visited the chamber’s head office and met KCCI President Abdullah Zaki on Monday.

The meeting was also attended by Commercial Attache of Turkish Consulate, Karachi Murat Mustu and prominent manufacturers and exporters of Pakistan’s jewellery sector.

The delegation believes the event will provide a good opportunity to Pakistani jewellery makers to meet world’s leading suppliers and hold business-to-business (B2B) meetings during the show.

Oguz Ozdemir, a Turkish consultant, said that the Istanbul Jewellery Show is a unique platform for an industry that carries special importance as an outstanding trade bridge between Europe and the Middle East.

He said that more than 800 manufacturers and exporters of the Turkish Jewellery Association, along with machinery and equipment manufacturers from 40 countries, will be displaying their products in the exhibition. Special arrangements have also been planned for B2B meetings and exchange of information along with other facilities for Pakistani exhibitors and visitors willing to attend.

The consultant added that Pakistani students can study Jewellery Engineering at the Istanbul Trade University, which would help improve their skills and pave the way for exchange of information.

KCCI chief Zaki said that Pakistan holds huge resources of gemstone with several varieties at par with international standards in the northern areas of the country.

“Pakistan has a potential yield of 800,000 carats of ruby, 875,000 carats of emerald and five million carats of peridot which remain unutilised,” he said.

Zaki noted that the Turkish Jewellery Industry, which continues to grow with a stable and constant development, has achieved international recognition in recent years.

Significant opportunities for creating a long-lasting and highly valuable commercial partnership exist between Pakistan and Turkey. By exploring the competitive and comparative advantages, the two countries can increase trade and help promote new and better businesses, he said.

He concluded that there was a need to effectively utilise trade talks, exhibitions and other trade promotion strategies which can prove beneficial for promotion of bilateral trade between the two countries. 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 2^nd, 2014.

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