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Daily Times
June 5, 2021
Expressing concerns over discriminatory attitude towards small and medium enterprises while giving automatic rebate on exports, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has demanded measures for treating small and large exporters equally.
“Web Based One Customs (WeBOC) is facilitating only the large exporters. Small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are totally ignored. The web based system confuses the SMEs by giving various remarks. SMEs are not getting rebate automatically and on the other hand, they cannot follow their claims. No official bothered to respond to the calls and queries of small exporters. More than 400 small exporters are bearing the brunt of lack of payments which actually should be made automatically”, said PRGMEA North Zone Chairman Adeeb Iqbal Sheikh. He said that SMEs are playing equally important role in enhancing exports of the country but unfortunately not getting due facilities from the government
Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will play a major role in the country s pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.
CPEC facilitates Pakistan’s pursuit of becoming regional transshipment hub
Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has said that it is striving to make Pakistan a hub of transshipment by tapping the potential of the geographical location of the country and its capability to help cargo reach the outside world through its ports.
Experts and officials believe that the vast transport infrastructure of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Gwadar port will play a major role in the country’s pursuit of its goal especially at the time when it has started enhancing trade ties with landlocked Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries.