SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
AbbreviationSAARC CCI
Formation1985 (1985)
FounderS.M Inam
TypeNon-governmental trade association
FocusPolicy advocacy
Coordinates28°37′38″N 77°13′54″E / 28.62722°N 77.23167°E / 28.62722; 77.23167
Area served
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries
ServicesBusiness promotion, networking, policy reforms
Members1500
Key people
Jashim Uddin (President)
  • Ugen Tsechup (Senior Vice President) Bhutan
  • Vinod Juneja (Vice President) India
  • Mian Anjum Nisar (Vice President) Pakistan
  • Chandi Raj Dhakal (Vice President) Nepal
  • Shafquat Haider (Vice President) Bangladesh
  • Khairuddin Mayel Ahmadi >(Vice President) Afghanistan
  • Dr. M. Rohitha Silva (Vice President) Sri Lanka
  • Zulfiqar Ali Butt (Secretary General)
Employees20
Websitesaarcchamber.org

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recognized as a regional apex trade body by South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is a constellation of the eight national Federation Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the member states of SAARC. The rationale behind the creation of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the SAARC countries was to promote trade and industry in the region and to develop and achieve common objectives in the areas of trade and industry, moreover, the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry is also accepted as the voice of the private sector across the region.