RCCI to organise all Pakistan chambers conference next month

Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will hold ‘All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference International’ (APCPCI) from March 11-14 at Gwadar.

While addressing the press conference here on Tuesday RCCI President Zahid Latif Khan said This time we picked Gwadar as event venue so that business community can see the development on the ground and get awareness and future aspects of CPEC. “It’s an honour and legacy for RCCI that it has been organising this event for the last nine years on regular basis,” he added.

He said the aim of the conference was to develop a common platform for all chambers and trade associations to raise economic issues at national level, providing suggestions to the government related to trade policy, business environment and all issues affecting businesses directly or indirectly, he added.

He said that the proposed agenda highlights for the upcoming conference includes China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its possible impacts on Inter and Intra- Regional trade, connectivity and regional trade integration, Trade and investment opportunities in Pakistan, Inter-regional trade barriers (Tariff and non-Tarif barriers) and settlement of international trade disputes.

Answering a question related to CPEC, RCCI president said that no doubt it’s a game changer and it’s our collective responsibility to make it a successful national project. Referring to a research report, he said that if China proceeds with just five percent of its trade through CPEC, this will give roughly 6 billion US dollar income annually to Pakistan along with 400 thousand employment opportunities.

RCCI chief said they have invited representatives of chamber of commerce of neighboring countries including China to discuss possible trade and investment opportunities. Economic performance, foreign borrowings, circular debt, trade deficit, fiscal budget and trade policy will also be discussed during the conference.

Gwadar Chamber of Commerce President Mir Naveed Baloch also attended the briefing and on this occasion RCCI inked MoU with Gwadar Chamber related to RCCI upcoming APCPCI 2018.