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The Chamber, which has been acting as a mediator body between the government and investors since 1860, has renewed its efforts to establish avenues of communication between the Chamber and relevant government ministries and boards, with local and international trade and investment bodies and more broadly across the investor community.
The Chamber has also aligned closely and strategically with numerous relevant business and non-business stakeholders, to leverage its position as the premier body of key business representatives. This has enabled us to lobby much more effectively for the benefit of the business community that we represent.
Information Dissemination is a strong feature of the Chamber and we continue to produce reports and surveys for the benefit of members. The much appreciated Perception Survey 2008 and the CSR Report are also steps in this direction and have been well received. “Daily Political and Economic Update,” “Quarterly Newsletter” and “Inform” are some of our widely read publications. The impact of our publications is immense, both in its outreach and policy making.
These efforts have helped to not only strengthen OICCI’s association with member companies but have also assisted in developing a rapport with the diplomatic community, policy making agencies as well as media houses, both within and outside the country.
These are but some of the highlights of the year that has gone by. All this has been made possible due to the many internal changes that were made in order to smoothen and enhance the work process. The setting up of two new departments, Policy and Research and the PR & Publications along with stronger IT section has enabled the Chamber to improve the quality of work produced as well as organize high profile events, sometimes at a days notice. At the same time, strengthening of internal systems has enabled the Chamber to reduce response time as well as maintain up-to-date information vis-à-vis its members.
While looking back, the Chamber’s activities during the year under review have enabled us to gain perspective, the focus is, as always, on the future. Among our current objectives is to improve further the services we offer to the investor community. We aim to ensure our place as a strong voice in policy making and to work closely with the government to transform the country into an investment friendly destination. At the same time, we also aim to further develop the relationship with various trade bodies to bring greater depth to trade activities.
Moving into the New Year with our achievements and keeping in mind our aim to improve standards, we have sketched our targets for 2009. The OICCI logo has been redone so as to reflect the legacy it denotes and the ideals it holds. Our newly launched website is also a step in this direction. Other plans include providing policy input on climate change; organizing investment conferences and enhancing visa facilities to European countries, for example, expediting the Schengen Visa facility for members. Several new publications have also been planned for the upcoming year and these will all be undertaken in the larger framework of raising the Chamber’s profile.
The targets we set and the activities we undertake have been possible because of the guidance and support that the Managing Committee has generously offered at all times. Likewise, the new team has also contributed by brining in fresh ideas and striving to better deliver services we offer.
However, it is the members that are the backbone of OICCI and we would like to thank each and every member, and soon to be members, as well as our associates and stakeholders, for the various roles they continue to play towards growth and economic success for all.
Unjela Siddiqi
CE/Secretary General
The Chamber, which has been acting as a mediator body between the government and investors since 1860, has renewed its efforts to establish avenues of communication between the Chamber and relevant government ministries and boards, with local and international trade and investment bodies and more broadly across the investor community.
The Chamber has also aligned closely and strategically with numerous relevant business and non-business stakeholders, to leverage its position as the premier body of key business representatives. This has enabled us to lobby much more effectively for the benefit of the business community that we represent.
Information Dissemination is a strong feature of the Chamber and we continue to produce reports and surveys for the benefit of members. The much appreciated Perception Survey 2008 and the CSR Report are also steps in this direction and have been well received. “Daily Political and Economic Update,” “Quarterly Newsletter” and “Inform” are some of our widely read publications. The impact of our publications is immense, both in its outreach and policy making.
These efforts have helped to not only strengthen OICCI’s association with member companies but have also assisted in developing a rapport with the diplomatic community, policy making agencies as well as media houses, both within and outside the country.
These are but some of the highlights of the year that has gone by. All this has been made possible due to the many internal changes that were made in order to smoothen and enhance the work process. The setting up of two new departments, Policy and Research and the PR & Publications along with stronger IT section has enabled the Chamber to improve the quality of work produced as well as organize high profile events, sometimes at a days notice. At the same time, strengthening of internal systems has enabled the Chamber to reduce response time as well as maintain up-to-date information vis-à-vis its members.
While looking back, the Chamber’s activities during the year under review have enabled us to gain perspective, the focus is, as always, on the future. Among our current objectives is to improve further the services we offer to the investor community. We aim to ensure our place as a strong voice in policy making and to work closely with the government to transform the country into an investment friendly destination. At the same time, we also aim to further develop the relationship with various trade bodies to bring greater depth to trade activities.
Moving into the New Year with our achievements and keeping in mind our aim to improve standards, we have sketched our targets for 2009. The OICCI logo has been redone so as to reflect the legacy it denotes and the ideals it holds. Our newly launched website is also a step in this direction. Other plans include providing policy input on climate change; organizing investment conferences and enhancing visa facilities to European countries, for example, expediting the Schengen Visa facility for members. Several new publications have also been planned for the upcoming year and these will all be undertaken in the larger framework of raising the Chamber’s profile.
The targets we set and the activities we undertake have been possible because of the guidance and support that the Managing Committee has generously offered at all times. Likewise, the new team has also contributed by brining in fresh ideas and striving to better deliver services we offer.
However, it is the members that are the backbone of OICCI and we would like to thank each and every member, and soon to be members, as well as our associates and stakeholders, for the various roles they continue to play towards growth and economic success for all.
Unjela Siddiqi
CE/Secretary General
