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.
Fuelling inflation Shahid Shah Special Report July 26, 2026 Shockwaves from the US-Israel war on Iran continue to inflate energy and grocery bills of households across Pakistan G hulam Hussain has been running a petrol station on the outskirts of Karachi for eleven years. He remembers the day his phone kept ringing. Brokers, drivers, even […more]
Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan meets Meta delegation Published July 23, 2026 Updated a day ago Save Comments By BR Web Desk Add BRecorder as a trusted source on Google Pakistan invited global tech giant Meta on Thursday to maintain regular engagement with it and explore areas of shared interest, including digital skills, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capacity building, […more]
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has advised the SME entrepreneurs to take precautionary measures since the war is escalating and the current state unfortunately does not indicate any resolution, the war is actively escalating President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the war (US/Israel vs. Iran has been going on since Feb 28, 2026) […more]
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) advocates for “pay-as-you-earn” (PAYE) leasing schemes as a primary solution to SME woes in Pakistan. PAYE is a financing method where businesses lease land, machinery, or buildings, and pay for them in installments using the income (earnings) generated by those assets.This approach eliminates the need for massive […more]
EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks Association, announced the establishment of a dedicated ‘Finance Task Force’ to expand access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is heartening to see the Finance Minister, who has spent almost his entire career in banking, talking […more]
KARACHI, June 29, 2026 – On this World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, observed globally under the auspices of the United Nations, the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) reiterates its call for immediate, high-impact action to support Pakistan’s SME sector. While the world celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and critical role of […more]
Source: World MSME Day 2026: UNISAME Demands Action, Not Just Meetings
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the SME commercial exporters to beware of foreign buyers and their local agents who deceive the SME commercial exporters by using their services to smuggle forbidden goods. Zulfikar Thaver president UNISAME said it has come to our knowledge that some SME exporters in good faith […more]
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) highly appreciated and expressed thanks to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority ( SMEDA) for the SME Expo 26 at Lahore and said it provided an opportunity to the SMEs to exhibit their wares to the business community and also consumers to witness the goods made […more]
LAHORE: Pakistan’s rice exports recorded a strong rebound in December 2025, registering a 14 per cent month-on-month (MoM) increase compared to November, primarily driven by a more than 50pc surge in Basmati shipments. The impressive performance enabled Pakistan to overtake Vietnam and emerge as the world’s third-largest rice exporter, behind India and Thailand, during the […more]