Germany eager to import Pakistani fruits, restore fish imports
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Germany has said European Union preferential trade deal could help Pakistani textile industry considerably increase its exports.
EU which imports around euro 83.7 billion of textile products per annum would welcome increased share of Pakistan in its promising market. Textiles account for over 60 percent of the total Pakistani exports to the EU.
The energy situation will need to be improved for the textile sector to get maximum benefit of the Pakistan waiver, said Samy Saadi, Trade Counsellor and head of Economic Section, embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Talking to Samina Fazil, President Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI), he said energy situation has harmed Pakistan exports to Germany and led to decrease in 2011.
German exports to Pakistan stood at $947 million while her imports from Pakistan stood at $1.2 billion, he informed.
Saadi said uniting and educating people related to agriculture could trigger development as current level of export of fruits, dairy and vegetables were relatively low. However, there is a great potential if production is improved, he added.
He said efforts were underway to introduce Pakistani agricultural products in Germany with the help of Metro.
He said Germany and the EU imports fish worth euro 15.5 billion euro and we were open to restoring fish imports from Pakistan.
Germany is eager to hike investment in Pakistan. “We are engaged in development cooperation focusing on energy, education, vocational training, health and governance and believe in more mutually beneficial commercial activity both ways”.
Samina Fazil stressed the need for enhanced support to Pakistani women entrepreneurs.
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