Consul Normal of Pakistan in Shanghai, Hussain Haider mentioned that China was the biggest marketplace for Pakistan’s gem stones and there may be an immense potential for Pakistan to extend its exports of gem stones to China.

“Pakistani corporations want to know the preferences and necessities of Chinese language consumers to extend their presence within the Chinese language market,” he mentioned at a webinar collectively organized by Pakistan’s Consulate Normal in Shanghai and the Commerce Improvement Authority of Pakistan to advertise Pakistan’s gemstone exports to China.

The Consul Normal mentioned, the aim of this webinar was each to facilitate enterprise match-making between the 2 nations and to assist Pakistani corporations perceive the dynamics of the Chinese language gemstone market. Talking on the event, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Gems, Jewellers, Merchants and Exporters Affiliation (PGJTEA), Muhammad Fayyaz Qureshi, highlighted that Pakistan was dwelling to a variety of minerals, together with unrivalled grade rubies, emeralds, topaz, aquamarine, fluorite, and lazuli mined within the valleys of Gilgit, Hunza, Swat, Azad Kashmir, and Chitral.

“There are nice alternatives within the gemstone enterprise and Chinese language buyers may spend money on it to achieve greater income,” he added, this enterprise had not been capable of set up itself as one of many prime 5 markets on the planet principally owing to a scarcity of ample amenities, poor mining experience, and restricted applied sciences and associated know-how. “To handle these challenges, Pakistan is trying ahead to establishing joint ventures with China.” Fayyaz Qureshi additional defined, “tools for mining, reducing, and sprucing gems stones needs to be made simple to be imported.

Furthermore, extra instructional alternate applications and B2B conferences needs to be carried out in order that our youth can develop helpful abilities. Each nations ought to take part in gems and jewelry expos to advertise their manufacturers. A piece group must also be fashioned to resolve points on this sector.” The webinar was attended by greater than thirty (30) enterprises from China and Pakistan and related associations together with All Pakistan Industrial Exporters Affiliation and Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Trade. Through the webinar, corporations from Pakistan launched themselves and the particular merchandise that they will provide to China, whereas Chinese language corporations defined their import necessities. Additionally they emphasised the necessity to disseminate extra details about Pakistan’s gem stones.