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The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) is an SME forum with aim and object to promote the SME sector. It first started with creating awareness that SME promotion is no charity, it is the right of the sector secondly it identified the impediments to SME growth and thirdly it keeps informing the policy makers remedial measures, Finally it plays a role to advocate the cause of the sector.

UNISAME REQUEST LIFTING OF BAN ON EXPORT OF JAGGERY UNINTENTIONALLY BY ECC OF PREVIOUS CABINET

Apr 25, 2022 |

The Small to medium sized (SME) farmers have been continuously requesting the lifting of ban on export of brown sugar and jaggery (Gurr) as they were exporting and also selling domestically before but due to shortage of refined sugar the ECC of the cabinet placed a ban on white sugar and brown sugar and jaggery […more]

Apr 22, 2022 |

The SME Farmers Association (SMEFA) on behalf of SME farmers, exporters and processors have urged the Ministry Of Commerce  (MINCOM) and the Ministry of Planning and Special Initiatives to lift the ban on exports of KhashKhash White Food Grade, Jaggery (GURR) and Medicinal  And Industrial Hemp (BHANG) to enable SMEs to generate income and uplift […more]

UNISAME WELCOMES PM SHAHAZ SHARIF, URGES 0% TOLERANCE AGAINST CORRUPTION

Apr 12, 2022 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) felicitated Shahbaz Sharif on becoming leader of the house and by virtue of same becoming prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said ” we wish him best of luck and expect from him good governance, no tolerance against corruption and good […more]

HELPLINE 911 LAUNCHED

Apr 8, 2022 |

SLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday launched Helpline 911 to provide all emergency relief services through a single platform, which, he believed, was a major step forward to developing Pakistan on the pattern of Madina welfare state. “Now, every citizen in any part of the country will get the state’s response (in case of […more]

EXPORTERS GRIEVED ON CHANGE OF EXPORT IMPORT RULES….The Financial Daily 04/04/22

Apr 4, 2022 |

The Pakistani SME exporters to Egypt have expressed their grievances on exports to Egypt which are stuck due to abrupt change in import and payment rules which now only allows imports under letter of credits. The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has received request from SME exporters to Egypt to voice their concerns […more]

TDAP URGED TO GIVE PRIORITY TO GI TAGS FOR PRODUCE ITEMS

Mar 24, 2022 |

Unisame seeks GI tags for food items…DAILY TIMES 23/03/22 March 23, 2022 The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged for applying intellectual property organization (IPO) and registrar trademarks for obtaining the geographical indication (GI) and registrations for various commodities. In a statement, Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of the Trade […more]

Unisame urges assigning food items geographical indication tags

Mar 23, 2022 |

Unisame urges assigning food items geographical indication tags…. BOL News 22/03/22 Image: File KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged for applying intellectual property organisation (IPO) and registrar trademarks for obtaining the geographical indication (GI) and registrations for various commodities, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of […more]

CALL TO IMPLEMENT SME POLICY WITHOUT DELAY…Financial Daily 21/03/22

Mar 21, 2022 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in its committee meeting earnestly urged the policy makers to implement the SME Policy without delay on fast track. The UNISAME Council emphasized on empowering SMEDA and also  simultaneously increasing the speed and efficiency of bureaucracy for putting the plans into action promised  under the SME policy […more]

SLOW PACE OF GOVERNMENT NOT GOOD FOR SME PROMOTION

Mar 19, 2022 |

Unisame suggests measures for efficient bureaucracy….. Bol News Image: File KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) in a meeting has suggested empowering the Small and Medium Development Authority (Smeda) to increase the efficiency of the bureaucracy, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver stressed on the fast implementation of the SME Policy 2021, saying […more]

SMEs need representation in assemblies

Mar 15, 2022 |

Businessmen seek proper SME representation in Parliament Staff Reporter 14TH MAR, 2022. 04:45 PM Image: File KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) expressed disappointment at insufficient sector representation in the parliament and sought proper representation of the sector in the assemblies, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that unfortunately the […more]