Daily Times

KARACHI: A three-day single country Thailand Exhibition eyeing around 50,000 visitors from all walks of life will be opened on September 22 at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi.

Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) President Shamim Ahmed Firpo will inaugurate the event as chief guest along with Suwat Kaewsook, Consul General Royal Thai Consulate-General Karachi and Suebsak Dangboonrueng, Director Thai Trade Centre, Dhaka, Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government.

The exhibition is being managed by Event and Conference International Pvt. Ltd, and the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government. Event will continue till Sunday Saturday 24th.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Arif Suleman, Honorary Trade Advisor to Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government informed that it will accommodate 45 companies with 8 categories of products as, foods & beverages, garments, medicine, cosmetic & fashion accessories, gift & decorative items, health & beauty, household & kitchenware, leather & footwear products, he mentioned.

He said that this exhibition is a distinctive effort of the Department of International Trade Promotion, Royal Thai Government to expand opportunities to the business communities of both countries, which will consequently strengthen the economical relations.

There is an immense potential in trade between two countries and trade has increased to 1 Billion US dollars approximately within few years. Major export from Pakistan to Thailand is yarn & fibers, chemicals, finished oils, edible meat etc. Main import from Thailand is household products, food items, beverages, medicines, cosmetics, herbal products, motorcycles & auto parts, rubber products etc, he further added.

Published in Daily Times, September 20^th 2017.