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Pakistan-Iran to trade Rice & LPG under Barter System

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November 18, 2021
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Pakistan-Iran to trade Iranian liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for Pakistani rice under a barter system endorsed by the both countries.

Pakistan’s top trade and commerce official said on November 17

Earlier in November, Pakistan-Iran held the 9th Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting in Tehran and resolved to take bilateral trade to $5 billion by 2023.

Iran still faces sanctions imposed by the United States, making it difficult for global and regional countries to broaden and deepen their trade ties with the administration in Tehran.

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Prime minister’s adviser on commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said while addressing a news conference at the Karachi Press Club:

“When we went to Iran what we talked about was the barter trade. Almost all pieces of the jigsaw have been put in place. We will export rice to Iran and import LPG from there … It is purely a barter deal … They [Iran] have agreed in principle and we have signed it [the memorandum of understanding]. The barter trade would begin within a month or 2. It was a private arrangement. It is … between the chamber of Quetta and the chamber of Zahedan (referring to the memorandum of understanding signed by the representative bodies of the business community in the two countries under the JTC). The country’s exports were increasing by 30 percent, adding that more growth could still be achieved by adopting product and geographical diversification. To achieve the export target, connectivity with Central Asian countries through Silk Route Reconnect Policy and Look Africa Policy have been formulated and implemented.”

The Prime minister’s adviser on commerce Abdul Razak Dawood also said:

“In the coming week, we are going to Lagos, Nigeria, to tap the western side of Africa with 115 businessmen to hold a country exhibition. So far, around 1,300 B2B meetings have been arranged for the 3-day event. The direction of the CPEC project under the joint economic development framework would change after the completion of power and infrastructure projects. Now we need the Chinese support with industries and agriculture. Going from one direction to other does not mean that CPEC is becoming less functional. The corridor project was still very import for Pakistan, though he acknowledged that more Chinese firms should be brought to the country’s strategic sectors. The Chinese companies are mainly making investment in local market, but the real game is to bring them to Pakistan to enhance our exports. In that area, only 2-3 Chinese companies have arrived.”

Pakistan’s top trade and commerce official said:

“The 2 chambers were taking the initiative and the governments were not getting involved. It is the private sector from this side and the private sector from that side who are doing this and that is okay. You can’t do it through banking as no bank would extend its hand.”

However, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US said:

“The administration in Washington was likely to view the deal as a violation of its economic embargo on Iran.”

Husain Haqqani, who currently works with Hudson Institute in Washington DC said:

“The US has opposed barter deals with Iran and deemed them a violation of sanctions in effect. Pakistan would have to be prepared for negative American reaction on any large-scale barter arrangement with Iran.”

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