KARACHI: The Ambassador of Republic of Poland Maciej Pisarski has informed that the overall trade volume between Poland and Pakistan has reached to more than US$920 million, of which Pakistan exported goods worth US$800 million due to GSP Plus arrangement which gives duty free access of Pakistani goods to Polish Market whereas Poland’s exports to Pakistan stood at US$128 million last year. Polish Ambassador, who led a high-level trade delegation from Poland during its visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said, “Keeping in view the enormity of potential, we would like to approach this existing potential by doing what we are doing today i.e.
bringing the Polish businesspeople to Pakistan, introducing them to Pakistani potential partners and let them explore Pakistan in terms of future partnerships, besides helping them gain firsthand experience.” Honorary Consul General of Poland in Karachi Mirza Omair Baig, President KCCI Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, Senior Vice President Altaf A Ghaffar, Vice President Tanveer Ahmed Barry, Former President Majyd Aziz, Chairman Diplomatic Missions & Embassies Liaison Subcommittee Farooq Afzal along with KCCI Managing Committee Members were also present on the occasion. Underscoring the need to expand Polish-Pakistan trade and economic relations, the Envoy said that the Polish business community was very confident and has developed interesting offers not only for the traditional markets but also to be able to go global.
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