KARACHI, November 6, 2024: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has called on the government to announce a comprehensive, multi-sectoral winter package for trade and industry to address the growing challenges facing industrial production in Pakistan. He emphasized that the country’s export-oriented industries require urgent facilitation,…
KARACHI, November 04 2024: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has appreciated Senator Musadik Malik, Federal Petroleum Minister and the Director General of Explosives at the Ministry of Petroleum for responding to the concerns of trade and industry vis-à-vis the definition, handling, and storage and licensing requirements of liquid hydrocarbon, mixed hydrocarbons and any other material…
Karachi, November 1 2024: In a bold call to action, Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the current monetary policy framework, urging a significant revision ahead of the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. Sheikh highlighted that the prevailing policy rate…
KARACHI, October 23 2024: In a significant meeting between the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), President Atif Ikram Sheikh underscored the urgent need to safeguard genuine taxpayers from unwarranted harassment. Sheikh reported that FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has agreed to focus enforcement efforts…
Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has said that the policy rate cuts announced over the last two monetary policy meetings are too little, too late – as, the business, industry and trade community was expecting higher and substantive cuts in the key policy rate; instead of the meagre 150 bps cut in June…