SBP Organizes Seminar In GCWU
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 09, 2017 | 01:55 AM
SIALKOT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 09th Mar, 2017 ) : The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) organized a day-long seminar on "Women Entrepreneurship-Challenges & Opportunities" to mark the International Women Day at Government College Women University (GCWU) here on Wednesday.
During the event, speakers Mansur Hassan Sadiquie (Group Head State Bank of Pakistan-SBP Karachi), Javaid Ahmed Bhatti (SBP Central Region Head Lahore, Tahira Raza (President First Women Bank Pakistan), Vice Chancellor GCWU Sialkot Prof.
Dr. Farhat Saleemi and local senior SBP officials highlighted the challenges faced by Women in their daily life and various opportunities that were available to them to excel in every field of life.
They also motivated the young girls to actively participate in business opportunities and become a real life entrepreneur. The speakers added that it was pertinent to mention that allover the world, Women�s entrepreneurship development had a tremendous potential in empowering women and transforming society in any country.
Yet in Pakistan, especially where the level of economic development (reflected by income per capita) and the degree of industrialization, is still low, this potential remains largely untapped, they added.
They added that the seminar would to tap this potential and highlight challenges and opportunities available to Women�s entrepreneurs in Pakistan. The senior officials of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Sialkot, Banking Service Corporation Sialkot, SMEDA, NGOs working for empowerment of women and Govt College Women University Sialkot also attended the seminar.
They also stressed the need for providing business ideas and encouraging young women to be entrepreneurs as well.
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