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TRADE CHRONICLE

Coca-Cola commits to support Clean

and Green Pakistan program

Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited

(CCI Pakistan)pledged to extend the

Prime Minister’s ‘Clean and Green

Pakistan’ vision by signing a formal

memorandum of understanding (MoU)

with the Ministry of Climate Change.

The agreement was signed during a

special ceremony hosted at the Ministry

of Climate Change’s office in Islamabad

on April 7, 2021. Key officials including

the Special Assistant to Prime Minister

on Climate Change, Malik Amin

Aslam, along with representatives

from the Ministry of Climate Change,

CCI Pakistan, Environment Protection

Agency (EPA) as well as the district

waste management authorities of

related cities attended the ceremony.

The PM’s aide, Malik Amin

Aslam,mentioned that,“as per the

agreed terms of reference, CCI

Pakistan would support and engage

in various cleaning

activities as well as

plantation of around

50,000 tree saplings

across the cities of Karachi, Lahore,

Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Islamabad,

Attock, Multan, and Rahim Yar Khan.”

“As part of CCI’s corporate volunteer

program, its employees will also support

in executing these

activities”, said

Basit Zafar, Public

Affairs Manager at

CCI Pakistan.

The green activities

are scheduled

to be completed

within 2021, which

reflects a significant

contribution

towards shaping

a clean and green

Pakistan, he

elaborated.

China offers full support to Pakistani

business community

H.E. Nong Rong, Ambassador of the

People’s Republic of China along with

Mr. Li Bijian, Consul General of China

at Karachi along with his team visited

the Federation of Pakistan Chambers

of Commerce and Industry.

The meeting took note of various

subjects pertaining to economic

relationship between Pakistan and

China particularly in reference to

China Pakistan Economic Corridor

and China-Pakistan Free Trade

Agreement.

CPEC and the bilateral

trade. He also suggested

that China should focus

on investing in the people

of Pakistan by giving access to Chinese

market. President FPCCI also on this

occasion expressed sincerest gratitude

to the government of China for donating

Covid-19 vaccines to Pakistan.

During the discussion made in the

While speaking about this alliance,

Ahmet Kursad Ertin, General Manager

at CCI Pakistan said, “We are a

responsible and environmentally

conscious corporate citizen of Pakistan.

This mutual alliance serves as an

expression of our firm belief to protect

and nurture the environment and fend

off catastrophic challenges of climate

change faced by Pakistan.”

meeting, Mian Anjum Nisar, Immediate

Past President FPCCI requested

the Excellency to extend support

to Pakistani business community in

transferring technical knowledge in the

field of agriculture.

Sheikh Jawaid Ilyas, Chairman of Pak-

China Business Council pointed out the

imbalance in the bilateral trade which is

heavily in favor of China.

H.E. shared his views with the

house regarding the upcoming

online business portal of Chinese

Government which will be a good

opportunity for Pakistani business

community to get easily connected

with their Chinese counterparts.

H.E. extended his full support not

only of his Embassy at Islamabad

but also at Consul General Office at

Karachi to the business community

particularly to the Federation of

Pakistan Chamber of Commerce

and Industry.

The President FPCCI requested

His Excellency in emphasizing

strong and constants mutual efforts

to eliminate negative air against

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