Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, was elected Vice President of the Confederation of Asia–Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CACCI) for the tenure of 2024 – 26 during the 38th CACCI Conference held in Singapore. He was also appointed head of the CACCI Budget Commission. Notably, CACCI is one of the world’s most influential trade alliances, comprising 27 countries.
Mr Atif Ikram Sheikh informed us that he had invited CACCI member countries to hold their conference in Pakistan in December 2025, and the member countries have agreed to honour his invitation. He added that it will be an event of international significance for Pakistan in terms of trade and economic growth.
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of FPCCI and vice president of CACCI, underscored the significance of CACCI and said that Pakistan is all geared up to play a proactive role in multilateral trade politics and advocacy to support the government’s vision to promote Pakistan’s exports.
The FPCCI Chief explained that CACCI member countries have collective GDPs running into trillions of dollars. Therefore, CACCI is very important for Pakistan in all aspects of economic cooperation—trade, investments, JVs, tourism, B2B linkages, chamber-to-chamber cooperation, and bilateral economic cooperation with the member countries.
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh participated as a panelist in the prestigious Asia–Pacific Economic Forum’s session on the “Future of Trade: Digitalization, E-commerce and Cross-Border Collaboration.” The session was organized by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation in collaboration with the Confederation of Asia–Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CACCI) during the 38th CACCI Conference 2024.
President FPCCI discussed the future of trade and commerce, Pakistan’s e-commerce growth, and the emerging e-commerce industry and its potential. He also elaborated on the importance of digitalization for Pakistan’s economic development, business collaborations, and the need for bilateral and multilateral cooperation between business communities and private sectors across countries.
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh urged the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry (CACCI) members to forge a formidable geo-economic alliance between Asia-Pacific & South Asia to capitalize on the emerging and untapped multilateral trade potentialities.
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh has emerged as the leading Pakistani business leader to be elected as VP CACCI. This is a national achievement vis-à-vis trade, investment, economic diplomacy, and linkages, and it has received accolades from government officials, prominent business personalities, and diplomats.
