The Chinese entrepreneurs of SME sector have shown interest to establishing business in collaboration with Pakistani counterparts Liu Zhigen, Vice Governor, Guangdong Province of People’s Republic of China, said this as he visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry leading a delegation of Chinese SMEs to explore business matchmakings. The SMEs represented various sectors including economic, information technology and communications.
Addressing the local business community, Mr Liu Zhigen, Vice Governor, said that Guangdong Province was home to a lot of industries with matching facilities. He said Guangdong Province was going to host 12th China International SME Fair (CISMEF) in October 2015 with the aim of boosting the cooperation and development of SMEs in China and other countries. He said it was an ideal platform for Pakistani SMEs to attend the fair and explore opportunities of business matchmakings with Chinese and other countries SMEs.
Liu Zhigen said Pakistani and Chinese businessmen should strengthen liaison in areas of mutual interest to promote bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countries. This way, they could also compete more effectively in the international market. He said entrepreneurs of both the countries should share expertise, experiences and resources for mutual benefits. He said maximum number of Pakistani SMEs should visit China to attend 12th China International SMEs Fair and find out opportunities of business expansion and joint ventures. He also invited a delegation of ICCI to attend the said fair.