SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Abbreviation	SAARC CCI
Formation	1985; 39 years ago
Founder	S.M Inam
Type	Non-governmental trade association
Focus	Policy advocacy
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 28°37′38″N 77°13′54″E / 28.62722°N 77.23167°E
Area served	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries
Services	Business promotion, networking, policy reforms
Key people	Jashim Uddin (President) Ugen Tsechup (Senior Vice President) Bhutan; Vinod Juneja (Vice President) India ; Senator Ghulam Ali (Vice President) Pakistan ; Chandi Raj Dhakal (Vice President) Nepal; Sheikh Fazle Fahim (Vice President) Bangladesh; Khairuddin Mayel Ahmadi >(Vice President) Afghanistan; Dr. M. Rohitha Silva (Vice President) Sri Lanka; Zulfiqar Ali Butt (Acting Secretary General);
Website	saarcchamber.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.^[3]^[4]

Operations

Pursuant to the directive of SAARC Secretariat, SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, assisted by the National Federations, submitted its draft constitution to the SAARC Secretariat and received its approval in December 1992. This signified the official recognition of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) by all the national governments of SAARC as the apex body of all the National Federations of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of SAARC, namely