LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote evidence-based policy formulation, data sharing and strategic collaboration for the development of SMEs across Pakistan.
The MoU was signed on Tuesday by Nadia J Seth, CEO SMEDA, and Muhammad Sarwar Gondal (S.I), Member (SS/RM), Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, on the sidelines of DataFest 2025.
Commenting on SMEDA- PBS collaboration, CEO SMEDA Nadia J Seth said that the collaboration is aligned with SME development vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to be implemented under supervision of the SAPM Haroon Akhtar Khan and the Secretary MoIP Saif Anjum for employment generation, industrial development, and export promotion through evidence-based SME Development initiatives.
She observed that improving the availability and use of SME-related data will enable more targeted policy interventions, strengthen business support programmes and help identify opportunities for growth and competitiveness across key sectors.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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