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SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Coordinates: 28°37′38″N 77°13′54″E / 28.62722°N 77.23167°E / 28.62722; 77.23167
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SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
AbbreviationSAARC CCI
Formation1985; 39 years ago (1985)
FounderS.M Inam
TypeNon-governmental trade association
FocusPolicy advocacy
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates28°37′38″N 77°13′54″E / 28.62722°N 77.23167°E / 28.62722; 77.23167
Area served
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries
ServicesBusiness promotion, networking, policy reforms
Key people
Jashim Uddin[1] (President)
  • Ugen Tsechup [2] (Senior Vice President) Bhutan
  • Vinod Juneja (Vice President) India
  • Senator Ghulam Ali (Vice President) Pakistan
  • Chandi Raj Dhakal (Vice President) Nepal
  • Sheikh Fazle Fahim (Vice President) Bangladesh
  • Khairuddin Mayel Ahmadi >(Vice President) Afghanistan
  • Dr. M. Rohitha Silva (Vice President) Sri Lanka
  • Zulfiqar Ali Butt (Acting Secretary General)
Websitesaarcchamber.org

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recognized as a regional apex trade body by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a constellation of the eight national Federation Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the member states of SAARC. The rationale behind the creation of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the SAARC countries was to promote trade and industry in the region and to develop and achieve common objectives in the areas of trade and industry, moreover, the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry is also accepted as the voice of the private sector across the region.[3][4]

Operations

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Pursuant to the directive of SAARC Secretariat, SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, assisted by the National Federations, submitted its draft constitution to the SAARC Secretariat and received its approval in December 1992. This signified the official recognition of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) by all the national governments of SAARC as the apex body of all the National Federations of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of SAARC, namely

References

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  1. ^ "Jashim Uddin over as SAARC CCI President". The News. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ugen Tsechup takes over as SAARC CCI Senior Vice President". BBS Bhutan. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Welcome to SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry". saarcchamber.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SAARC Development Fund sign MoU". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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