Regional RoundUp

Originally published at Imaging World Magazine Issue 104

By Farid Ahmed Vawda

It is currently estimated the print and graphics industry is worth around $4.5 billion in Pakistan according to the 26th Print Pak 2017 exhibition committee. The sheer size of the print and graphic arts industry makes it the second largest industry in Pakistan providing employment to approximately over 2 million workers.

According to a customer survey, the market share of the OEMs is 20 percent providing a huge opportunity for other players. In addition, Pakistan’s economic outlook is positive and is experiencing manifolds growth and each business sector that involves manufacturing, services, production and retail.

Related industries that use printing, such as clothing and textiles contribute 60 percent of the exports and employ over 15 million of the population according to PAPGAI (Pakistan Association of Printing & Graphics).

Now is a good time to decide to move forward with a manufacturing base or for a trading base industry since it is cheaper to get products printed abroad than printing them in the country. Our Government is reducing the taxes imposed on paper and raw materials to enhance the exports of printing and graphic arts industry.

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