Authorities to expedite process for resolving issues of PAJCCI
Head of International Affairs Metro Germany Ms. Illa Brockmeyer called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mr. Miftah Ismail at Finance Division on Tuesday.
MD Metro Pakistan Mr. Marek Minkiewicz, Director Corporate Affairs Mr. Pervaiz Akhtar, Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Philip Deichmann, Chairman FBR and other senior officers from Finance Division also attended the meeting.
The delegation briefed the Finance Minister about the operational nature of Metro and shared the encouraging prospects of their business in Pakistan. Furthermore, they appreciated the business friendly policies of the present governement and apprised the Finance Minister about the few issues being faced by them.
Finance Minister Mr. Miftah Ismail shared that present government aims at promoting the business and trade in Pakistan and every required step is being undertaken to facilitate the investors.
He also added that the bilateral relations of Pakistan and Germany are continuously deepening and strengthening specifically on economic front and Pakistan further aims at expanding these relations.
Furthermore, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue held a meeting with delegation of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its chairman Mr. Zubair Motiwala.
The delegation briefed the Finance Minister about the current landscape of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the issues being faced by them related to trade between both countries.
Finance Minister Mr. Miftah Ismail shared the government is cognizant of uncultivated trade potential between Pakistan and Afghanistan and is aiming at taking measures for promoting the trade volume with the neighboring countries including Afghanistan.
He assured the delegation that their issues will be resolved at earliest time possible. The Finance Minister directed the relevant authorities to expedite the process for resolving the issues of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
