IWCCI delegation off to Turkey to participate in int’l expo

Lahore: A 13-member delegation of women entrepreneurs led by Samina Fazil, founder President, founder president Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) left for Turkey to participate in an international expo, explore opportunities and connect local businesses to a vibrant market.

Besides participating in the Beauty Eurasia 2016 to be held 21-23 April in Istanbul, the delegation will visit different chambers, trade associations, high officials and explore opportunities, said Samina Fazil while talking to journalists at airport.

We will look into opportunities of imports, exports, joint ventures and franchises in the expo being participated by different companies from almost one hundred countries, she informed.

Samina Fazil said that companies participating in the mega event include those dealing in beauty products, perfumes, personal care, pharmaceuticals, machinery, raw material, importers, exporters and distributers which represents a great opportunity to Pakistan entrepreneurs.

We will try to gain valuable insights into Turkey’s beauty industry as well as their market to introduce our products which will also cement brotherly relations between the two countries, she said.

We will meet international buyers and thousands of professionals in Turkey that has a GNP of around one trillion dollars and it is among top fifteen economies of the world that can help us develop businesses, she added.

Cosmetics is a massive global industry which is expanding with a fact pace as now men are also getting very concerned to look good, she noted.

The delegation include Mumtaz Akhter, President IWCCI, Munazza Arif, Executive Member IWCCI, Neelam Khalid, Shamshad Kanwal, Musarrat Jabeen, Kiran Mohsin,, Shahida Perveen, Parveen Akhtar, Ms. Rahat Waseem and Nadia Kanwal.