PCJCCI holds first digital Industrial Expo, connecting over 200 companies in China and Pakistan

LAHORE: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) 1st Online Business Forum-Industrial Expo & Online Video Conference today in collaboration with the Department of Commerce of Shandong Government of China. Mr. Zarak Khan, President PCJCCI, while opening the conference, said that under the prevailing global pandemic it is inconvenient to hold meetings and conferences directly. The online business communication is the best choice to continue economic life in this situation, he said and assured to activate online forums for streamlining the smooth bilateral trade with China in this hour of crisis. The current initiative has been taken to digitally link our member companies with Chinese enterprises of construction material, hardware and machinery primarily to strengthen our construction industry under the promotional package of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, he said and informed that the concept of this online business interaction is to avoid physical concentration of business people but simultaneously carry on business operations through digital links. He further informed that, the commerce department and 16 commerce bureaus of Shandong province had provided the fullest assistance to connect different Chinese companies with the Pakistani counterparts.

Commenting on the video conference, Mr. Moazzam Ghurki, Senior Vice President PCJCCI informed that the major trade of the world was slipping into a ‘halt’ due to Coronavirus pandemic, but the PCJCCI has found a way to get rid of this turmoil to some extent. Our Chinese counterparts has designed this exhibition in a very positive way by providing, online display of products and by providing opportunities to our member Pakistani companies, he said adding that many substantial companies from China and Pakistan were participating in this online video conference session. He especially thanked the companies; Dezhou Qunfeng Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Qingdao Baronage Technology Co. Ltd, Shandong Chemicals, Shifeng Group Co. Ltd and China Vietnam Trading Company, who took active part in the conference from China. From Pakistan, Sun Power Energy Utilizers, Ittehad Chemicals limited, Netsol, Institute Pvt. Ltd and many other Pakistani companies actively participated in this online business forum, he said.

Mr. Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General PCJCCI, talking on this occasion, informed that PCJCCI would organize more conference of this nature in collaboration with Chinese Commerce Departments. He told that more than 200 companies were connected with each other through video conference and engaged at massive scale.

(April 29): As many as 28 Pakistani enterprises have been invited to participate in the Shandong Export Commodities (Pakistan) Cloud Exhibition launched in Jinan, China. The exhibition demonstrates a creative way of engaging international business in a lockdown period due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Enterprises involved in production of electro-mechanical, hardware, building materials, and epidemic prevention materials etc. have been invited to participate in the cloud exhibition, China Economic Net reported on Wednesday.
A total of 84 enterprises from Shandong province rolled in the exhibition, and 28 Pakistani buyers were invited to hold “one-to-one” negotiations through precise matching, and 124 meetings have been held between the two sides, indicating fruitful results in following engagements.

This cloud exhibition succeeded in transferring the offline resources to online platform. Through the application of IT technology and cloud video conference, the procurement demands from Pakistan are accurately recognized by their Chinese counterparts, and hence rendering efficient services. Cloud Exhibition will become a new platform and also an engine to vitalize the market by facilitating international exchanges.

The exhibition is hosted by Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, and undertaken by Shandong Huibo International Exhibition Co., Ltd. and Pakistan Everest International Exhibition Company. Chinese Consulate General in Lahore has provided great support to this event.

The exhibition will continue with more participants from Central and Eastern Europe and Thailand, and will end in mid May.