KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday suggested the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to avoid further monetary tightening.
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FPCCI says new taxes to further slowdown economy
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said that imposition of new taxes by the government will further slowdown the economy.
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FPCCI suggests three key points for tax reforms
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday suggested three key points for tax reforms in the country.
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Raising interest rate will not help in curtailing inflation: FPCCI
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has lambasted the central bank for raising interest rate to 17 per cent and said it will not help in curtailing inflation.
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Documentation must to bridge fiscal deficit: FPCCI
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Wednesday said that documentation of economy is a must to bridge fiscal deficit.
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FPCCI warns black economy to boost on high interest rate
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has warned the government that industry will opt black economy as formal banking channels are out of reach due to high interest rate.
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Dollar crisis: SBP striving to clear 11,000 import payment pending cases
KARACHI: Facing acute shortage of US dollar, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is striving to clear 11,000 import payment pending cases, said SBP governor Jameel Ahmad on Wednesday.
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Pakistan Customs to launch module to link international prices for updated valuations
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs is set to launch a module which will link with the international markets to reflect updated prices for making accurate customs valuations.
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FPCCI, BoI to launch Invest Pakistan initiative
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Board of Investment (BoI) have agreed to form a Joint Consultative Working Group to help constitute and effectively operationalize an independent body called Invest Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister through Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
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According to a statement issued on Monday, FPCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh apprised that Invest Pakistan will ensure the policy advocacy initiatives with the support and full-backing of private-sector to promote and facilitate FDI in Pakistan. We have decided to lend a helping hand to make this initiative a success story in the broader national interest, he added.
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FPCCI Chief added that he has liked the initiative as its concept note entails giving up to 80 percent representation to private-sector on Invest Pakistan board and 51 percent equity or shareholding to private-sector. However, the exact modalities and ToRs will be worked out when the meetings of the working group take place, he added.
Suleman Chawla, SVP FPCCI, who co-chaired the meeting with Ms. Ambreen Iftikhar, Additional Secretary BoI, at the FPCCI Head Office, explained the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks have proven to be most successful the world over – be it promoting FDI or enticing private-sector investments. He added that PPP mechanism ensures first-hand knowledge and expertise on a sectorial-level from the business, industry and trade community.
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Ms. Ambreen Iftikhar outlined the objectives of Invest Pakistan intuitive as: (i) develop a new and innovative private partnership to facilitate, promote and convert FDI (ii) possibility of joint equity of Invest Pakistan between public and private sectors (iii) seat on the policy negotiation and decision-making forums to avoid disconnect between government institutions and the business community (iv) joint targeting of investment and customized resolution of binding constraints (v) Brand Pakistan through actual investment successes rather through verbose material.
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It is pertinent to note that apart from its President and SVP, FPCCI has nominated three other of its prominent members to Joint Consultative Working Group; namely, Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, immediate past President FPCCI; Mr. Amjad Rafi, Chairman of Pakistan-Turkiye Joint Business Council of FPCCI and Mr. Jawaid Ilyas, Chairman of Pakistan-China Business Council of FPCCI.
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SRB says cases worth Rs 80 billion stuck in litigation
KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) Friday said that cases worth Rs80 billion were stuck in litigation and it is willing to resolve amicably.
SRB chairman Dr. Wasif Ali Memon highlighted that Rs80 billion worth of cases are stuck in litigation and the provincial revenue board is all-willing to resolve as many cases amicably as possible.
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“We want to be the facilitators and partners to the business community and no highhandedness is ever desired by SRB,” he added during his visit to Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).
On the demand of FPCCI, Dr. Wasif Ali Memon announced that an effective and inclusive Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (ADRC) would be formulated by SRB in few weeks and we will include 5 – 6 nominees of FPCCI into the committee.
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Chairman SRB also proposed that FPCCI nominees should come from varied sectors to address issues of all the sectors. Additionally, he requested the business community to exhaust the ADRC and other SRB procedures before going into litigation as it only delays the dispute resolution.
On the occasion, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has stressed upon the need to strengthen and broaden the scope of ADRC to save the precious time, resources and hassle of both the sides, i.e. business community and the SRB.
Co-chairing the high-profile meeting with SRB Chairman, Suleman Chawla, SVP FPCCI, offered to nominate technical and expert members of the business, industry and trade community from the platform of FPCCI to facilitate SRB’s efforts to strengthen ADRC.
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FPCCI nominees will come with the first-hand knowledge of real issues and with deep understanding of the taxation matters, he added.
Shabbir Mansha, VP FPCCI, demanded that as Karachi contributes the lion’s share of taxes in federal & provincial authorities, there should be an enhanced focus on the infrastructural development of Karachi – specifically in industrial& commercial areas and port infrastructure. This will only increase the revenue generation from Karachi, he added.
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Shuakat Omerson, VP FPCCI, apprised the top management of SRB that many members of FPCCI are qualified in alternative dispute resolution mechanism; including the incumbent and former office bearers of FPCCI; and, they can offer great support to SRB’s ADRC initiatives.
Khurram Ejaz, Advisor to the President of FPCCI on FBR & revenue matters, said that FPCCI considers SRB as their partners and not as adversaries; because objectives of both the institutions are same – economic development of the province and resolution of all disputes & anomalies pertaining to provincial tax collection.