LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Monday
extended invitation to Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) to participate in one day conference “Role of Chambers in Strengthening Regional Economic Integration” scheduled to be held at Kathmandu, Nepal on March 16.
PFC Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq disclosed this while chairing a
meeting of board of directors here today. He said social political
dialogues among the member states are indispensable to unleash the
socio-economic potential of South Asia. He further said that the government and private sector must come forward joining hands together for working integration of the region and if all tangible steps are taken, only furniture market in the region would reach to colossal figure of $5.4 billion by 2020. Remedial measures may push the regional trade to as high as $170 billion within two years,” he added.