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SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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{{Infobox organization

| name = SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry

| image =

| image_size = 300px

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| abbreviation = SAARC CCI

| founder = S.M Inam

| type = Non-governmental trade association

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1985}}

| Permanent headquarters = Islamabad, Pakistan

| coordinates = {{Coord|28|37|38|N|77|13|54|E|display=inline,title}}

| key_people = Jashim Uddin{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/670297-malik-new-saarc-cci-chief|title=Jashim Uddin over as SAARC CCI President|date=6 June 2020|work=The News|accessdate=6 June 2020}} (President)

  • Ugen Tsechup {{Cite news|url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=134092|title=Ugen Tsechup takes over as SAARC CCI Senior Vice President|date=30 June 2020|work=BBS Bhutan|accessdate=30 June 2020}} (Senior Vice President) Bhutan
  • Vinod Juneja (Vice President) India
  • Mian Anjum Nisar (Vice President) Pakistan
  • Chandi Raj Dhakal (Vice President) Nepal
  • Shafquat Haider (Vice President) Bangladesh
  • Khairuddin Mayel Ahmadi >(Vice President) Afghanistan
  • Dr. M. Rohitha Silva (Vice President) Sri Lanka
  • Zulfiqar Ali Butt (Secretary General)

| area_served = South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries

| services = Business promotion, networking, policy reforms

| focus = Policy advocacy

| num_employees = 20

| num_members = 1500

| website = {{URL|saarcchamber.org/}}

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SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recognized as a regional apex trade body by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a constellation of the eight national Federation Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the member states of SAARC. The rationale behind the 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.{{cite web|url=http://saarcchamber.org|title=Welcome to SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry|website=saarcchamber.org|accessdate=21 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/SAARC-Chamber-of-Commerce-and-Industry-and-SAARC-Development-Fund-sign-MoU--119450.html|title=SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SAARC Development Fund sign MoU|publisher=|accessdate=21 February 2018}}

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

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