Canada-Pakistan expo witnesses big crowds

[Naveed Yaseen]

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President, Sultan Ahmed Chawla and other members of Pakistan trade delegation, led by the TDAP Chief Executive Mohibullah Shah called on the Brampton Board of Trade of Canada CEO, Gary Collins.

Collins expressed his confidence that the Canada-Pakistan Trade Expo will prove to be a turning point in promotion of bilateral trade relations and restoring the confidence of Canadian buyers. He suggested that the Canadian market can be exploited by organising such events with continuity, said FPCCI statement issued on Monday.

Chawla invited the Canadian investors to Pakistan for investment in various fields including energy sector, IT sector, cold storage, textile, garments and transfer of technology. They informed the CEO about the lucrative incentives being offered by Pakistan to the foreign investors.

Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) CEO Mohibullah Shah announced that the Canada-Pakistan expo would be organised every year in Toronto providing opportunities to business communities of both the countries to come closer. However, he said, the Canadian businessmen have to reciprocate by arranging visit of trade delegations to Pakistan. Canada-Pakistan expo witnessed heavy crowds. A large number of Pakistani and Canadian buyers visited the expo and placed orders while retail sale was also at boom. The retail sale of Pakistani rice, bed sheets, spices, onyx leather garments was outstanding while the buyers expressed their interest in surgical items, cutlery, fruits and textiles.

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