To promote textile and apparel companies in China and Pakistan, and build better trade cooperation between the two, the nations have come to an agreement in this regard in Shanghai recently.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) and China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT) during the China Asia Textile Forum 2016.
PRGMEA Chief Coordinator Ijaz Khokhar, who inked the agreement on behalf of his Association, made a presentation on Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector on the occasion of China Asia Textile Forum. For CCCT, its Chairman Jiang Hui was in attendance.
Besides, the forum was attended by some of the major apparel associations and many leading Chinese garment companies.
It is the first time that a Pakistani garment sector body entered into such a deal with the overseas stakeholders for strengthening mutual trade of garment and textile. Under this agreement, PRGMEA will provide visa assistance to Chinese companies through invitation letters.
As part of the first phase of cooperation between the two countries, CCCT delegation will visit Pakistan to participate in the Texpo Fair, scheduled to held for the first time in Pakistan from April 7 to 10.
PRGMEA will organise factory visits for the Chinese delegation as well as B2B meetings with its members. The Association will also be sending a trade delegation to China by this year-end.
Chinese companies are expected to establish units at the CPEC Economic zones through joint ventures with local firms, with PRGMEA playing a leading role in their growth.
The two countries’ trade bodies have agreed to manage business contacts, organise seminars, business meetings, presentations, exhibitions and fairs in order to nurture potential partners and generate export possibilities in the two countries, even while assisting each other in small and medium-sized business development, provide technical assistance, search for partners for trade and joint ventures, as well as render services of interest for business entities of both parties.
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