ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO-CCI), established in 1990, is an affiliated body of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) dedicated to facilitating trade and economic cooperation among member countries, promoting trade relations, and organizing trade-related activities. It is a matter of pride that I am representing Pakistan as the President of ECO-CCI for 2025–26

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has raised serious concerns regarding the ongoing curtailment on 12 wind power projects which have low tariff. He added that this is happening despite their cost-effectiveness and alignment with national energy goals, he added. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh has criticized the continued preference for expensive, obsolete power sources;

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of Pakistan is disappointed with the monetary policy as it continues to be based on a heavy premium vis-à-vis core inflation as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) did not change the policy rate on its Monday meeting. Currently,

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the business, industry and trade community of Pakistan is dissatisfied with the monetary policy as it continues to be based on a heavy premium vis-à-vis core inflation as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced a grossly-insufficient reduction of merely 100 bps on January 27thin

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that a large number of foreign visiting diplomats have been briefed on macroeconomy, improving economic indicators, potential sectors of cooperation, trade agreements and trade promotion activities at Federation House, Karachi. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh highlighted that in January 2025, Pakistan recorded a monthly trade deficit of

Islamabad:President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries Atif Ikram Sheikh while holding a press conference with the representatives of the chambers in Pakistan said that the duration of the elected bodies in September was 2 years, now this period has been reduced to one year, we demand the government to maintain the duration

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has stressed upon the need to have better liaison and consultative process with the Government of Sindh in order to create an enabling, facilitating and business-friendly environment for setting up new industry in Sindh on a large-scale and multi-sectoral basis. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh acknowledged that Mr. Bilawal

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that the apex body has established and held first meeting of Pak – EU Business Forum to explore untapped trade, investment, economic and industrial collaboration potential with the world’s most important regional economic alliance; i.e. European Union. Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh added that cracking the EU

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that, after broad-based consultative process with chambers, associations and trade bodies across Pakistan, FPCCI has principally decided to oppose the proposed decision of the government – mandating preponing and holding of trade body elections in 2025 – as the last elections were conducted recently in September

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that Governor and Chief Minister of Balochistan have backed FPCCI’s landmark Balochistan Strategy Summit – aimed at identifying the root causes of the province’s economic, trade, investment, industry, business growth and law & order issues It is pertinent to note that Dr. Gohar Ejaz, former Federal