LAHORE – The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has joined hands with the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to promote evidence-based policy formulation, data sharing and strategic collaboration for the development of Pakistan’s SMEs.
Ms Nadia J. Seth, CEO SMEDA, and Muhammad Sarwar Gondal (S.I), Member (SS/RM), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, signed the MoU on the sidelines of DataFest 2025.
Commenting on the SMEDA-PBS collaboration, Ms Nadia J. Seth said that the collaboration is aligned with the SME development vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan for employment generation, industrial development, and export promotion through evidence-based SME Development initiatives. She observed that improving the availability and use of SME-related data will enable more targeted policy interventions, strengthen business support programs and help identify opportunities for growth and competitiveness across key sectors.
Under the MOU signed today, SMEDA and PBS have agreed to work closely to share aggregate data, enhance research cooperation, develop joint knowledge products and conduct SME-focused studies to better understand the sector’s contribution to employment, economic productivity and national growth. The collaboration will also include capacity-building trainings, workshops and consultations to support data-driven decision-making for SME development.
