President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), AtifIkram Sheikh has formed a high-profile think tank comprising leading economic experts, governance specialists, industrialists, entrepreneurs, investors, and exporters.
The think tank, named FPCCI’s Think Tank on Pakistan’s Economic Revival & Growth (FPCCI-PERG), will be chaired by Dr. GoharEjaz, former caretaker federal minister for finance, revenue, and investments.
Sheikh emphasized the unity of Pakistan’s business, industry, and trade community in striving for the economic revival of the country.
As the apex body, FPCCI has gathered a distinguished group of Pakistan’s brightest minds to contribute to this effort.
The members of FPCCI-PERG include prominent figures such as veteran industrialist Bashir Jan Mohammad, capital markets expert ArifHabib, serial entrepreneur Mohammad Ali Tabba, and former Presidents of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Muhammad Idrees and GhazanfarBilour. Other members include top exporter Dr. NoumanIdrees Butt, CEO of Trading Corporation of Paksitan (TDAP) ZubairMotiwala, Chairman of APTMA AsifInam, and former president of Lahore Chamber Shahzad Ali Malik.
Additional members like Shahid Abdullah, FawadMukhtar, Maqsood Ismail, FarooqNaseem, and ShahzadAsghar Ali will also contribute to FPCCI-PERG. The think tank’s core values will be in-depth analysis and informed discourse.
The objectives of FPCCI-PERG include conducting research on economic challenges and opportunities, formulating evidence-based policy recommendations for sustainable economic growth, and facilitating dialogue among policymakers, industry, academia, and civil society.
President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), AtifIkram Sheikh further said that the think tank will ensure representation from all major sectors and industrial regions of Pakistan. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) I is prepared to initiate a consultative process with the government on the federal budget 2024-25 and the charter of the economy based on the recommendations of its think tank.
