SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Abbreviation SAARC CCI
Formation 1985 (1985)
Founder S.M Inam
Type Non-governmental trade association
Focus Policy advocacy
Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates 28°37′38″N 77°13′54″E / 28.62722°N 77.23167°E / 28.62722; 77.23167Coordinates: 28°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
Services Business promotion, networking, policy reforms
Key people

Ruwan Edirisinghe[1] (President)

  • Vinod Juneja (Vice President India)
  • Iftikhar Ali Malik (Vice President Pakistan)
  • Chandi Raj Dhakal Vice President Nepal)
  • Mahbubul Alam (Vice President Bangladesh)
  • Dr. M. Rohitha Silva (Vice President Sri Lanka)
  • Hina Saeed (Secretary General)
Website saarcchamber.org

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recognized as a Regional Apex Body by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a constellation of the eight national federations of chamber of commerce and industry of the member states of SAARC. The rationale behind 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.[2][3]


Operations

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

  1. ↑ "Ruwan Edirisinghe takes over as SAARC CCI President". dailymirror. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry". saarcchamber.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SAARC Development Fund sign MoU". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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