Need stressed to boost trade among SAARC nations

Pakistan’s business community has called for stronger regional trade integration among South Asian nations, noting that intra-regional trade within SAARC countries remains limited to just 5 percent despite vast potential. Rafique Suleman, spokesperson for the Businessmen Panel (BMP) South and former Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has congratulated the leadership of SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s (SAARC CCI), particularly Anjum Nisar Vice President SAARC Chamber, for the completion and inauguration of the SAARC Chamber headquarters in Islamabad. He said this is a positive development for the regional trade promotion as the newly established SAARC headquarter would help facilitate trade, policy dialogue, and research-driven initiatives.