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PSW launched Khadijah – The Women Entrepreneurship Program
Pakistan Single Window believes in providing a climate of inclusion to conduct international trade. To serve this purpose, PSW has launched Khadijah – The Women Entrepreneurship Program in Karachi on 15th December 2022 to empower women to learn sustainable trading mechanisms and build networks to participate in trade-related services and activities actively.
Dec-16-2022
Pakistan Single Window (PSW) launches women entrepreneurship program
As a leading public sector entity, PSW is committed to serving the community and society through inclusive and equitable policies and operations that support the economic growth agenda of the Government of Pakistan. PSW system seeks to narrow the opportunity and gender gap through a fully integrated digital system that provides women entrepreneurs with an easily accessible environment where they can transact with minimal cost and without the cost for intermediaries, and that eliminates potential gender discrimination from the cross-border trading industry of Pakistan.
Dec-16-2022
PSW launched ‘Khadijah’ – Sindh TV News
The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has launched “Khadijah – The Women Entrepreneurship Programme” in Karachi. This programme has been developed as a component of the Gender Action Plan developed by the PSW company with the objective to enhance the capacity of women in business and cross-border trade, to support women’s entrepreneurship development and to motivate women joining international trade-related workforce and professions.
Dec-16-2022
CEO PSW Aftab Haider participation in 25th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC)
PSW’s CEO Syed Aftab Haider participated in the 25th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) co-hosted by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives. In a panel discussion, Mr. Haider expressed how the inclusion in FTAs and GSP plus programs alone could not suffice to make Pakistani businesses competitive. He stressed the need to focus on disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality as these technologies are finding their way into cross-border trade.
Dec-09-2022
Improvement in internal governance must for holding EU special trade status
The government would have to ensure improvement in internal governance and compliance with global conventions to maintain its special status provided by the European Union (EU) on trade. In this regard, Aftab Haider, CEO Pakistan Single Window, said Pakistan is facing competition from rising competitors meeting the supply chain demands. He added that there is a need to take stock of our competitiveness in the prevailing scenario after GSP+. There is also a need to focus on disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality as these technologies are finding their way into cross-border trades.
Dec-08-2022
Pakistan Must Improve Internal Governance to Maintain GSP+ Status
The government would have to ensure improvement in internal governance and compliance with global conventions to maintain its special status provided by the European Union on trade. During a panel discussion, Aftab Haider, CEO Pakistan Single Window, said Pakistan is facing competition from the rising competitors meeting the supply chain demands. He added that there is a need to take stock of our competitiveness in the prevailing scenario after GSP+. There is also a need to focus on disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality as these technologies are finding their way into cross-border trades.
Dec-07-2022
PSW participated in the 5th Annual International Border Management Conference
PSW participated in the 5th Annual International Border Management Conference. The conference is organized by International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in Jordon, Amman, focusing on various topics related to border management as a part of comprehensive border governance. This topic, as a fil rouge, was discussed and presented from different perspectives, ranging from the academic point of view to the perception of practitioners. At the conference, Domain Officer PSW, Mr. Umair Mahmood presented the success story of PSW-Pakistan Single Window.
Nov-24-2022
PSW has launched the ‘Trade Insights’ series on social media channels to facilitate traders & stakeholders
PSW is establishing a centralised digital trading ecosystem for traders covering cross-border trade for improved compliance and facilitation. Pakistan Single Window is shaping Pakistan's trading ecosystem toward digitisation by reducing the time and cost of doing trade and by narrowing the opportunities for traders & stakeholders with an easily accessible trading environment. In this regard, PSW has launched a ‘Trade Insights’ series for its valuable traders to get the latest updates and information about the cross-border trade procedures of Pakistan.
Nov-22-2022
PSW launches a women-dedicated helpline
Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has launched a dedicated women’s helpline (021-111-111-779) to provide guidance and support to women traders and entrepreneurs using the PSW system and its allied components for imports, exports, and trade regulatory requirements. The dedicated phone line will provide female entrepreneurs accelerated access to the PSW Trader Support Centre and help them get information on cross-border trade-related laws, procedures, and requirements, guidance on how to navigate the PSW system and its various modules, report technical glitches or training issues and help troubleshoot problems.
Nov-22-2022
Clearance of Commercial imports requiring PSQCA certifications is switched to the PSW system
The Clearance of Commercial imports (HC type) requiring PSQCA certifications is being switched from WeBOC to the PSW system. From 21st November 2022, all the PSQCA-related commodities (specific items) will be completely shifted over to PSW. All traders or importers engaged in the import of PSQCA-related commodities are informed to file Single Declaration (Imports) through the PSW system for issuance of electronic Release Order from PSQCA and Customs clearance of their import consignments.
Nov-21-2022