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LAHORE: The Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese companies for consultations in the furniture sector, transfer of modern technology and machines and joint ventures opening Pak made traditional furniture outlets in China and other countries.

PFC chief executive officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq in a statement on Monday said the overall purpose of signing these memorandums is to enhance collaboration to design fabulous furniture items to compete in international market by making them cost and quality efficient and pave way for improved trade ties between business communities of both the countries.

He said China was interested in enhancing furniture business with local furniture producers, undertaking joint-venture projects either in China or in Pakistan and sharing technology with Pakistan. The PFC in collaboration with Chinese furniture manufacturing producers would organize training workshops in Pakistan for practical demonstration to enhance capacity building and improvement of furniture quality, he added.