KARACHI – The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is committed to expand the exports of Pakistan, TDAP CEO Tariq Iqbal Puri has reiterated while speaking to members of the Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF). The TDAP chief said Japan was an important trading and economic partner to Pakistan and Islamabad attached great importance on the strong business and economic relations with Japan. He claimed that a good deal of what was witnessed in terms of industry was mostly due to Japan and the help it had extended to Pakistan’s businessmen and industry.
Puri went on to say that Prime Minister Gilani had declared 2011 as a year of exports and TDAP would do its utmost to encourage Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore new markets and new product categories. The TDAP, he added, would ensure that it furnished all possible assistance and was in the process of the establishment of a web portal. This web portal he added would be an advanced platform tailored to the needs of the businessmen.
The chief also suggested that Japanese investors should actively consider the introduction of technical and commercial professional training in the form of international accreditation, certification and quality certification. He stressed that this would be essential to enhancing the HR capacity of Pakistani labour and generates employment in both a domestic and international context.
