PM Imran Khan to head National Export Development Board formed by Commerce Ministry – Press Release

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Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo:Files
Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo:Files 
  • NEDB will oversee alignment, progress, and implementation of Strategic Trade Policy Framework.
  • Ministry of Commerce will act as the secretariat of the board and its meeting will be held bi-monthly.
  • Govt says more sectors and representatives will be added in due course of time.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair the National Export Development Board (NEDB), formed by the Ministry of Commerce to “increase Pakistan’s export competitiveness”.

The ministry on Friday issued the list of government members that will form part of the board as well as private individuals it will invite to be part of the board. It also issued the Terms of Reference for the board.

“To provide strategic guidance to increase Pakistan’s export competitiveness by continuously improving the enabling environment for exports and increasing firms’ capabilities,” read the TORs shared by the ministry.

The ministry said that the NEDB will also oversee the “alignment, progress, and implementation of Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) along with various sector-specific policy initiatives”.

It will also serve as a “monitoring and evaluation platform” to help the government develop enhancement policies and initiatives in various export sectors.

“To provide guidance and support to the relevant institutions mandated with the role to promote export-oriented foreign and local investment in the country,” said the statement.

The ministry of commerce will act as the secretariat of the board and its meeting will be held bi-monthly.

The government press release also said that more sectors and their representatives will be added by the Ministry in “due course of time”. It also said that the board “may co-opt local and overseas Pakistani experts, women, and young entrepreneurs on any specific sector-wise issue.”

Composition of NEDB

Members Designation
Prime Minister of Pakistan Chairman
Advisor to PM/ Minister of Commerce and Investment Member
Minister of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Member
Minister of Industries and Production Member
Minister of Finance and Revenue Member
Minister of Energy/Power Division Member
Minister of National Food Security and Research Member
Governor State Bank of Pakistan Member
Secretary Commerce Member/Secretary
Secretary Finance Member
Chairman Board of Investment Member
Chairman FBR Member
President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ex-Officio Member
Chairman Pakistan Business Council Ex-Officio Member
President Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ex-Officio Member

Additional public sector representative/members to be invited on an agenda basis:

Members
Minister of Foreign Affairs/ secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry for Economic Affairs/ secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum/secretary Petroleum division
Minister for Maritime Affairs / Secretary Ministry of Maritime Affairs
Chief Ministers of respective Provincial Governments / respective chief secretaries
Any other Ministry/Department

Private sector representatives to be invited:

Sector Members Organisation
Textile & Apparel  Bashir Ali Mohammad  Gul Ahmed. Karachi
Ahsan Bashir Suraj Cotton Mills, Lahore
ljaz Khokhar Ashraf Industries, Sialkot 
Khurram Mukhtar Sadaqat Textiles, Faisalabad 
Shahzad Asghar  Style Textile, Lahore
Leather  S. Anjum Zafar  Eastern Group, Lahore 
Irfan Iqbal Nova Leathers. Karachi
Pharmaceutical  Khalid Mahmood  Getz Pharma. Karachi
Engineering Goods  Almas Hyder  Synthetic Products Enterprises Ltd, Lahore
Faisal Afridi  Haier Group, Lahore
Rice Chairman Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), Lahore 
Fruits & Vegetables  Waheed Ahmed lftekhar Ahmed & Co. Karachi 
Agriculture Mahmood Nawaz Shah Sindh Mango Growers & Exporters. Hyderabad
Surgical Instruments  Shakir Iqbal Hilbro International, Sialkot
Information Technology  Chairman  Pakistan Software Houses Association ([email protected])
Ammara Masood NDC TECH, Karachi
e-Commerce Muneeb Maayr  Bykea, Karachi 

 

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