ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) ke Chief Executive Officer Khurram Zafar ne kaha hai ke PMEX commodity market mein efficiency barhane ke liye agriculture aur metal sectors mein innovation aur productivity ko farogh dena chahte hain.
Apne exclusive interview, me unhone kaha ke”Hum future markets ka tasawwur kar rahe hain jahan market regulation ko barqarar rakhte huye commodity market ki competitiveness aur productivity barhayi ja sake.”
Unhone bataya ke current fiscal year ke dauran PMEX ne takriban Rs 3,800 billion ka trading volume register kiya.
Khurram Zafar ne samjhaya ke commodity futures derivative contracts hain jahan ek purchaser mukarrar price par ek specific quantity ka physical commodity kharidne ya bechne ka agreement karta hai. Derivatives woh investments hain jo kisi doosre asset ki price par depend karti hain, jo aksar underlying asset kehlata hai.
Unhone further kaha ke Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) future market design aur market economy mein aham kirdar ada kar raha hai. Market eco-system aur storage ke baray mein baat karte huye, unhone kaha ke PMEX in areas par kaam kar raha hai.
Zafar ne is baat par zor diya ke mulk bhar mein commodity market ko digitize karne ki zarurat hai, aur PMEX research aur analytics par kaam kar raha hai. Unhone kaha ke global capital market mein digitization aur automation bohot zaruri hain aur PMEX commodity market ke ecosystem banane par kaam kar raha hai jo mulk ki economy ke restoration aur development mein aham kirdar ada karega.
Unhone kaha ke Pakistani economy ka productivity factor kam hai aur is par ziada kaam karne ki zarurat hai, jis par PMEX focus kar raha hai. Unhone storage ki ahmiyat ko bhi highlight kiya aur kaha ke PMEX kisano ko facilities provide karne ke liye tayar hai, jo agriculture economy par positive asar dalega.
Khurram Zafar ne kaha ke aaj ki economy research aur data par depend karti hai aur future economy bhi isi par mabni hai. Unhone hukumat se appeal ki ke PMEX ke saath mil kar market economy ko modernize karein taake mulk ki economy taraqqi kar sake.
Stakeholders ke kirdar ko aham qarar dete huye unhone kaha ke economy mein competitiveness lane aur global market ke saath harmony banane ke liye unka integration zaruri hai. PMEX ek acha platform provide kar raha hai jo agricultural economy mein stakeholders ko integrate karne ke liye mawaqey faraham karta hai.
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX), jo ke Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) se licensed aur regulated hai, mulk ka pehla aur akela demutualized commodity futures exchange hai. PMEX trading, clearing and settlement, custody aur back office ki complete suite of services ek chhat ke neeche provide karta hai.
Unhone bataya ke PMEX, jo pehle National Commodity Exchange kehlata tha, sirf gold trading ke saath shuru hua tha aur baad mein gold physical delivery bhi shamil ki gayi. PMEX ke international affiliations mein Association of Futures Markets (AFM), Futures Industry Association (FIA), aur duniya ke mukhtalif commodity exchanges ke saath MoUs shamil hain.
Additional products jaise IRRI-6 rice, Palm Olien futures, KIBOR, crude oil aur silver contracts bhi launch kiye gaye. 2011 mein sugar contract bhi introduce kiya gaya.
Khurram Zafar ne kaha ke commodity market sustainable economic development ke liye aham potential rakhti hai aur is maqsad ke liye local market ke coordination aur integration ki zarurat hai, jis par PMEX puri tawajjo de raha hai.
