Shaban 9, 1429

  August 12, 2008

HIGH-POWERED DELEGATION FROM CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL  PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

(CIPE)WASHINGTON (USA) VISITED KCCI

A High-Powered delegation from Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Washington (USA) comprising of Dr. John Sullivan, Leader of the delegation and Executive Director,               Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Washington (USA), Mr. Andrew Wilson, Director for Latin America, Middle East & Asia-CIPE, Ms. Brooke Millis, Programme Officer, South Asia-CIPE, Mr. Moin M. Fudda, ONZM, S.I. Country Director-CIPE and Hamid Siddiqui  visited KCCI. The delegation was warmly welcomed by Mr. Shamim Ahmed Shamsi, President, KCCI, Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, Senior Vice President, Mr. M. Haroon Agar, Vice President, KCCI, alongwith members Managing Committee of KCCI.

Dr. John Sullivan, leader of the delegation said that CIPE being affiliated with US Chamber of Commerce undertakes reforms to be made in various sectors of the society, participation of private sector, creation of employment opportunities, social sector reforms, facilitation to the businesses enterprises.

He further said that CIPE in collaboration with Institute of Corporate Governance   and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan do undertake to analyse the basic hardships, hurdles, impediments and necessary measures to overcome these factors for the welfare and well being of the sectors of the society.

During the meeting the Chamber’s Chief Mr. Shamim Ahmed Shamsi elaborated the role of KCCI with context to the social corporate responsibility.

Mr. Shamsi highlighted the issues like enabling environment, multiplicity of taxes and tax agencies  development of infrastructure, access from farms to market, SME  financing, amendments in labour laws, management of rate of mark up on financing and  drastic measures to control inflation.