Stresses handmade products should capture global markets.
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LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar assured the local furniture industry of the government's complete support for enhancing the country's exports and betterment of the business environment.
Inaugurating a three-day '10th Interiors Pakistan' mega exhibition, at the expo centre on Friday, Sarwar urged the businessmen to work extensively to promote the local industry in Pakistan. He appreciated that the Pakistani handmade furniture products possess potential to capture the global market with excellent modern designing.
He added that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government aims to establish strong liaison with this particular sector for thorough understanding of the market conditions and requirements of the industry.
"The PTI will direct the concerned authorities to provide more visible support to the furniture business in terms of simple and easily obtainable grants," he announced. "This would help the sector to exhibit and attend trade shows and also promote local exports as a success globally."
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He termed his interaction 'imperative' to determine how industries are faring and to research how they can be better supported through government support. Regretting that Pakistan loses hefty amount of foreign exchange in imports, he observed that this can be reduced by encouraging local industries to grow by supporting them.
Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq extended his deep gratitude to Punjab governor for providing assurance to support furniture sector at the government level.
He seconded the view that handmade world-class Pakistani furniture market has a huge opportunity for furniture exporters across the globe if the government makes policies in accordance with the suggestions of its stakeholders for promotion furniture exports.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2018.
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