Functions of Research and Development Department

• Managing Standing Committees on various important sectors of the Economy and Industry.
  • The sector-level issues are discussed in Standing Committee meetings and then taken up with the relevant Government Departments.

• Range of Research and Development activities
  • Policy Advocacy
  • Research Reports
  • Trade Briefs
  • Presentations
  • Country Profiles and
  • Economic Reform Agendas

• Compilation of Proposals for the Federal Budget and submitting the same to relevant Government Departments.

• Liaising with International Development Agencies, Federal & Provincial Government Departments on micro/macroeconomic and sector level issues.

• Arranging Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, Awareness Sessions and Training Programs for the benefit of members.

• Feedback to the Government on various public policies i.e. Monetary Policy, Budgets, Provincial Growth Strategy, Trade Policy and Industrial Policy etc.

• Preparing speeches for LCCI Office Bearers.

• Providing feedback to members regarding their business queries.

• Highlighting the opportunities for enhancing Bilateral Trade in the meetings with different Foreign Diplomats and other Delegates.

• Arranging B2B meetings with Foreign Delegations and whenever required otherwise.

• Resolution of business specific disputes through Mediation Centre.

• Initiatives for promoting Industry-Academia Linkage.
  • MOUs with leading Academic Institutes
  • Collaboration in organizing Joint Training Programs and Awareness Sessions

• Apprising members about the immense export potential in African Market through the Africa Desk.

• Providing information to the members about Export and Import procedures through the Export Facilitation Centre

• Capacity Building of Women Entrepreneurs through the Women Resource Centre