Quetta, : In accordance with the vision of the Chairman NAB,
NAB (B) Business Facilitation Desk conducted meeting with the Patron-in-Chief Chamber of Commerce District Pishin on 20th May 2024. Director General NAB (B) chaired the meeting along-with Business Facilitation Desk officers of NAB (B). The meeting was a part of continuous process for facilitation and an effort to create conducive environment for doing business. NAB has constituted Business Facilitation Cell (BFC) at NAB HQs Islamabad and Business Facilitation Desk (BFD) at all Regional NAB Bureaus for better coordination between NAB and business community and such desk is working proactively in NAB (Balochistan). In this regard, NAB (B) has already conducted meetings with Quetta Chamber of Small Traders & small industry, Women Chamber of Commerce Quetta Division and Joint Chamber of Commerce (Pak-Iran) across the Balochistan including Gwadar Makran Division. Meetings with Business Community at Gwadar were chaired by the Chairman NAB during his visit at Gwadar for inauguration of NAB Sub Office on 7th May, 2024. The purpose of these meetings is to address issues pertaining to business, ensuring good governance and preventive measures against corruption.
The Patron-in-Chief asserted that red tapism, bribery and extortion affect the ease of doing business. He further stated that issues of ineffective representation of Business Community, deficient business policies and poor implementation, limited institutional support, and dysfunctionality of Chambers of Commerce in certain districts of Balochistan. He also shared that encouraging collaboration between stakeholders in the Government and chambers of commerce can significantly help to resolve issues in hand and NAB can effectively intermediate such coordination.
It was urged in the meeting that NAB would make its all-out efforts within mandate to facilitate the business community. The office bearers of business associations / chambers are also required to play their part in eradication of corruption, smuggling and illegal payment so the economic development of the country may be thrived.
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