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EPB to arrange

seminars on vital trade

issues

FAISALABAD: The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) will organise a series of seminars on vital international trade related issues in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Institute of Banking Finance & Management (IBFAM).

A spokesman of the EPB said here on Sunday that the pilot series is being launched on the critical ICC rules of conduct, commonly known as UCP-500.

ICC rules of conduct are used worldwide by the businessmen, traders, bankers, transporters, insurers, lawyers, trade facilitator, government agencies and others. The ICC uniform customs and practice for documentary credit (UCP-500) is the world's most widely used commercial code, he added.

The EPB has also issued schedule for seminars' that will be held at Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.ÑAPP