Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Faisalabad (Urdu Point News Latest - APP. June 11, 2024) Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry to facilitate 'market access' of women's products in Faisalabad. Women Export Display Center will be set up. Mrs. Rubina Amjad, President of Faisalabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairperson of FPCCI's Standing Committee on Think Tank, said that these products, especially hand-made items, are in high demand in traditional and non-traditional markets abroad. .
Addressing the participants of the symposium on "Digital Transformation of Women's Business in Pakistan" organized by the Think Tank Committee with the support of FPCCI, he said that if we promote women in international markets, especially for hand-made goods. Being able to provide and facilitate the best prices, Pakistan's export volume can increase further.
She said that being the founder and current president of Faisalabad Women's Chamber and now the chairperson of the FPCCI think tank committee, her main emphasis is on empowering business women or start-ups with the international landscape of digital transformation. Facilitation should be provided. He added that by adopting digital tools and strategies, businesswomen should increase their competitiveness and market base in this planet of more than 200 countries.
She said that 'market access' is the most important step for the attention of policy makers and the government so policy makers should take it seriously as it is their mission to support women entrepreneurs on this front. Rubina Amjad said. That we along with FPCCI and with State Bank, Sumida and others, have engaged experts from e-commerce digital platforms, IT companies, banking industry, cellular companies and non-banking organizations to promote digitalisation. Worked day and night to bring under one roof.
At Faisalabad Women's Chamber, we have already established a “Business Incubation Centre” which has now been upgraded to a 'Women Resource Centre' with the support of Industries Department, Government of Punjab. To benefit from structured training programs and business development opportunities, we are looking to establish a dedicated Women Entrepreneurs Block and Women Skill Development Center at M3 Allama Iqbal Industrial Estate Faisalabad.
Ms. Qaratul Ain, Vice President of the Federation of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan, organized the most important symposium on the topic of 'Digital transformation of women's business in Pakistan'. Appreciated his role and congratulated him on his success.
He said that there is a dire need to empower women in both access to finance and access to the market and the Federation of Industries and Commerce of Pakistan and the think tank committee, Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry will work together in this regard. Emphasized the prime importance of 'industry-academia linkage' and said that educated women graduates should choose business as job providers rather than job seekers.
Mrs. Quratul Ain Bilal, Deputy Chief Manager, Financial Inclusion Division, State Bank of Pakistan Faisalabad informed about the various initiatives taken to promote digitalization and foreign exchange regulations for IT companies and freelancers. It has been said that foreign income is necessary for opening freelancer accounts while the account holder has immense facilities and privileges available in this regard.
With the help of the slides, it was also explained that exporters can open foreign currency accounts and are allowed to keep up to US$ 5,000 per month or 50% of export earnings, whichever is higher, in these ESFC accounts. , balances held in ESF accounts can be used for all types of current account type payments.
Eminent professionals from information technology, non-banking microfinance, e-commerce and cellular sectors participated in separate panel discussions for each sector to provide information and professional guidance to the participants. FPCCI Skill Development Committee Chairperson Ms. Kanwal Saeed conducted the three panel discussion sessions. Certificates were distributed by VFPCCI Quratul Ain, Chairperson FPCCI Think Tank Rubina Amjad and President FWCCI, Mr. Javed Afzal Samida Provincial Chief Punjab and Mr. Muzmal Sultan President.
The vote of thanks was presented by the Senior Vice President Ms. Tasgira Tajamal while the Director Toyota Faisalabad and Chanyot Faiz Mohammad Buzdar, Senior Vice President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dr. Sajjad Arshad, Vice President Haji Mohammad Aslam Bhali, Project Director WRC Soheb. Regional Chief Meezan Bank Muazzam Saeed, Senior Officer State Bank Aqeel Ahmed, Area Manager Islami Bank Faisalabad Zamir Al Hasan, Associate Professor and Researcher Dr. Saira Akhtar, Manager BICGC University Dr. Afraz Gilani, Uzma Jameel President IEEE, Adeel Javed C. Heads of EO Career Institute, Farhan Latif Fatco and other institutions, Social Welfare Department, Punjab Small Industries Corporation etc. joined the symposium while around 200 business women and business startups also participated.
