Pakistan and Germany discuss leather trade
During a meeting with representatives of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Dr. Tilo Klinner, the Consul General of Germany said that Pakistan’s leather and leathergoods exports to Germany grew by 45% during the last fiscal year. He said that quality and price are the two factors that would govern the rise in Pakistan’s leather exports to Germany.
Dr. Klinner further said that all leathergoods imported from Pakistan are not consumed by the German market itself, and some of them are re-exported to neighbouring countries. German firms operating in Pakistan are doing good business as compared to those firms operating in other countries of the region, he said.
He hoped that Pakistan would soon earn free access to the European markets through the EU GSP plus scheme. Giving a detailed overview of the trade relations between Pakistan and Germany, Dr. Klinner said cooperation between the two economies greatly relied on the areas and sectors that satisfied the most urgent and extreme needs of Pakistani society.
Dr. Klinner said that he would raise the PTA’s plea for a transfer of technology for recycling waste water at least for use in industries, before concerned parties.
