Stafff Reporter
Islamabad
Qaisar Khan Daudzai, Vice President FPCCI expressed his views about Pak – UK bilateral trade and economic relations after Brexit in January 2021 in a meeting with Muhammad Tariq Pakistani Consul General in Manchester at FPCCI Capital Office, Islamabad.
He said that UK was Pakistan’s largest trading partner in Europe, in past Pakistan’s trade with UK was found favourable to Pakistan. However, in post Brexit era from Jan 2021, Pakistan has to negotiate new tariff lines for its export to UK. On this occasion, the Consul General said that in post-Brexit UK will expand its trade relations with the non-EU countries. He further said that UK was the major partner country of EU particularly with reference to health, education, research and other social welfare agreements and Pakistan was getting benefits in these sectors.
The Vice President FPCCI Globally, Pakistan’s trade potential has been boosted interms of CPEC.
In order to strengthen Pak – UK bilateral trade and economic relations Pakistan can offer unique opportunities to UK for investment in CPEC related projects.
