Staff Reporter
Islamabad
President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI), Iftikhar Ali Malik has said that he will focus on improving Pakistan’s trade relations with SAARC member states. He said that he will use SAARC CCI platform for developing strong networking and business linkages between the private sectors of SAARC countries to capitalize on the trade potential of SAARC Region.
Iftikhar Malik stated this while talking to a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) led by its President Muhammad Ahmed Waheed which called on him here on Thursday and congratulated him on assuming the charge of President, SAARC CCI. The delegation also congratulated Zubair Ahmed Malik, former President ICCI for his election as Executive Member SAARC CCI.
Addressing the delegation, Iftikhar Malik said that trade among SAARC region was just 7%, which was far less than the trade among other regional blocks like EU ASEAN and NAFTA and improving trade among SAARC region would be his key priority.
He thanked ICCI delegation for congratulating him and assured that he would work in cooperation with trade bodies of Pakistan to explore new opportunities for Pakistani business community in SAARC region.