December 10, 2018 (MLN): The federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) will participate in the 25th Executive Committee and Specialized Committees Meetings of ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO-CCI) scheduled on 12-14 December 2018 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, revealed a recent press release.
The meetings will be attended by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of all 10 members’ countries i.e. Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
According to the press release, the forthcoming meetings of ECO-CCI are going to be the first ever meetings taking place in any Central Asian Countries.
Moreover, prior to Executive Committee meeting, the Specialized Committee Meetings of Trade Facilitation, Industry, Investment and SMEs Promotion, Arbitration, Tourism, Transportation, Women Entrepreneur Council and Business Rating Program will be held wherein the issues related to establishment and finalization of rules and regulation of ECO Arbitration center, ECO investment conference, problems relating to SMEs sector, establishment of ECO Investment Web Portal, Promotion of Halal Industry, ECO tourism strategy, simplification and harmonization of visa procedure, financial rules and regulation, implementation of ECO Trade facilitation agreement, holding of ECO Business Forum, ECO-ASEAN and ECO SAARC Business Forum, ECO Trade Fair, early operation of ITI and KTAI trains, implementation of ECO Transit Trade Agreement etc. will be discussed.
A part from Member Chambers, ECO Trade and Development Bank and ECO Secretariat will attend the meeting and inform the countries about latest progress and future plans of ECO countries.
