Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has organized a seminar for using Amazon platform.
Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, president of the FPCCI welcomed the gathering of e-commerce trainers and practitioners at Federation House to educate and train the businessmen and entrepreneurs on getting started and profitably selling globally through Amazon’s platform.
He expressed his satisfaction that top talent from Pakistan and beyond have attended the seminar and made their presentations based on real-world practices and success stories.
Maggo appreciated the participants for making the awareness session a success and one of the best since Amazon has re-included Pakistan in its official sellers list.
he said that there is a potential to sell billions of worth of products globally from Pakistan including – but not limited to – textiles, hosiery, handicrafts, toys, gift items, cultural products, cutlery and crockery, sports goods, hygiene products, books, plastic products and many more.
He thanked Ministry of Commerce, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Amazon for making it possible for Pakistani businessmen to start selling again using Amazon’s platform.
He also extended FPCCI’s support in order to make full use of the opportunity.
The awareness session was well attended by e-commerce leaders of Pakistan and representatives of allied industries like financial institutions, internet and other digital services providers, academic researchers, etc.
Ather Sultan Chawla – Vice President FPCCI –said that apex trade body is committed to help businesses tap new markets and new avenues to grow and diversify through use of digital platforms and Amazon is the best platform internationally to sell globally.
He also thanked the prominent participants for their keen interest; namely, Ms. Aisha Moriani, Ministry of Commerce; Noorullah, SBP; Mutaha Maqsood, TDAP; Asfandyar Farrukh, Hub Leather; Atif, Extreme Commerce; Ms. Marium Ahmad, Image Pakistan and Badar Khushnood, Fishery & Bramerz.
Imran Khalil Naseer – Chairman, Pak-UK Business Council, FPCCI – apprised the audience on the enormous potential that Amazon selling can offer to Pakistan and how that can be sustainably enhanced over the coming years.
FPCCI is ever-willing to continue to impart practical knowledge to its members, entrepreneurs, and SMEs to launch or grow their businesses and make a mark on global stage.
