Mrs. Mukta Nandini Jain, Chairperson of the CACCI Women Entrepreneurs Council (CWEC), met virtually with of key officers of the Khorasan Razavi Businesswomen Association (KHBWA) led by Chairwoman Mrs. Azar Kianinejad on August 26 to discuss possible areas of cooperation. Also in attendance were officers of the CACCI Secretariat headed by Director-General Mr. David Hsu.

KHBWA is interested to know more about CWEC and learn from the experiences of women entrepreneurs from CACCI member countries in running their businesses and how to address the challenges currently faced by business women in Iran. Mrs. Jain proposed, as an initial activity, the holding of an online webinar between the two organizations and have the opportunity to meet with each other and exchange views on areas of mutual concern.

Mrs. Kianinejad also extended an invitation to Mrs. Mukta and members of the CWEC to visit Khorasan Razavi to allow face-to-face meetings and know each other better. Founded in 2013, KHBWA works under the umbrella of the Khorasan Razavi Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, which is a provincial member of Iran  Chamber of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), a CACCI Primary Member.

KHBWA deals with empowering businesswomen and women entrepreneurs in Khorasan Razavi province, which is located in the North East part of Iran. It has more than 30 active members who are either a CEO of SMEs, a board member of them, or potent enough to manage their own business.  The CWEC was organized in October 2005 during the 70th CACCI Council Meeting held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its primary objective is to promote the growth and development of women entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region. CWEC is currently under the chairmanship of Mrs. Mukta Nandini Jain, former national president of the FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO).