Deals with matters related to trade, commerce, and economic policy formulation, both domestically and internationally.
Governing Body
Introduction
The Commerce and Trade Group (CTG) is responsible for the commercial diplomacy and economic development of Pakistan. It safeguards Pakistan’s commercial interests and enhance market access by developing Pakistan trade ties abroad. It also caters the modern needs of specialized officer for trade policy and implementation.
CTG officers negotiate bilateral, multilateral and unilateral trade deals with the trade partners of Pakistan. They are not only responsible for international trade but domestic commerce as well. They formulate and implement trade policy, which lays out the fundamentals of the commercial choices for the country. The job description also includes formulating the Tariff Policy of Pakistan.
The CTG is a part of the Ministry of Commerce. They lead foreign trade negotiations with different countries to secure trade deals. Pakistan has successfully negotiated three Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Sri Lanka, China, and Malaysia, as well as three Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with Iran, Mauritius, and Indonesia. Pakistan is also part of SAFTA and ECOTA. Through successful negotiations, Pakistan secured GSP-plus status from the EU, which means that more than 90% of Pakistan’s exports are received at zero import duty by the 28 countries of the EU. Besides commercial diplomacy, the CTG officers mainly deal with exports, imports, tariff, WTO, foreign trade, regulation of Chambers of Commerce and trade bodies, trade defence laws, intellectual property, public sector insurance organizations (State Life Insurance, National Insurance (NICL), Pakistan Reinsurance (PRCL), trade disputes, and more.
Training
After completing Common Training Program(CTP), the probationers of Commerce and Trade Group (CTG) a ten-month Specialized Training Program (STP) at Pakistan Institute Of Trade And Development (PITAD), Islamabad. Following modules are taught:
- International trade theory and practice
- Issues in Pakistan’s economy and potential export sectors
- Evaluation of multilateral trading system and WTO agreements
- Trade development practices in Pakistan, Public Policy and Practice
- Regulatory framework of business in Pakistan
- Global Marketing, export management and supply chain management
- Export procedures, promotion, logistics and compliance issues
- Trade diplomacy and market intelligence.
- Office Procedures, secretarial instructions and Rules of Business
STP is a blend of academics and field work. It includes:
- Industrial visits
- Country study tours
- Interactive sessions with foreign mission
- Attachment with government departments (Ministry of Commerce TDAP)
For better understanding of the international trade environment, special international language courses are arranged.
Departments
Following are departments that work under the Ministry of Commerce:
- State Life Insurance Corporation
- Trading Corporation of Pakistan
- Trade Development Authority
- National Tariff Commission
- Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development
- Pakistan Tobacco Board
- Pakistan Reinsurance Company
- National Insurance Company Limited
- Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company
- Directorate General of Trade Organizations
- Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design
Posts
Headquarters
BPS-17: Assistant Director
BPS-18: Deputy Director
BPS-19: Director
BPS-20: Director General
BPS-21: Additional/Special Secretary
BPS-22: Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
Trade Missions Abroad
BPS-17: Trade and Investment Assistant Attaches
BPS-18: Trade and Investment Attaches
BPS-19: Trade and Investment Counsellor
BPS-20: Trade Minister/Counsel General
BPS-21: Ambassador to World Trade Organization
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