SCCI, Uzbekistan chamber decided to outline framework to boost economic activities

PESHAWAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jul, 2026) Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), and Chamber of Commerce Uzbekistan have decided to outline a joint framework and mechanism to boost the mutual collaboration and economic relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

The decision was made during a meeting between a delegation of SCCI, headed by its president Junaid Altaf and Advisor to Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan Ali Sher on the sideline of the SCCI-hosted Business Excellence Award and Investment Conference 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, said in a press release here on Tuesday.

Delegation was comprised leader of Businessman Forum and former president FPCCI Ghazanfar Bilour, SCCI Vice President Sabir Ahmad Bangash, executive committee member Saddam Hussain and former president of Industrialist Association Peshawar Imran Ishaq.

Participants of the meeting exchanged views regarding hurdles in the way of Pak-Uzbek mutual trade relations, enabling an environment for investors especially establishment of Business to Business linkages.

Both sides pledged to remove impediments and resolve problems being faced by traders and strengthen mutual collaboration in future.

The meeting agreed to devise a joint framework and mechanism to promote Business to Business linkages between businessmen of Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

It decided that permanent connections to be established between businessmen of the both the countries besides exchange of business profiles, exploring and identification of business avenues and promote partnership under the proposed framework.

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