Int'l economic organizations recognize successful country's reforms: PM
Pakistan
The PM expressed satisfaction over tax collection, exports and remittances.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that international economic organizations like Bloomberg and The Economist have recognized the country s successful economic reforms.
The prime minister had a telephonic conversation with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and inquired about his health condition.
During the telephonic conversation, PM Imran congratulated the finance minister and his team on achieving the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.37% in three years, which led to creation of substantial jobs and rise in per capita income.
He stressed to the finance minister to initiate steps to improve the economic well-being of the urban lower and middle class population which had been affected by the imported inflation.
The premier and finance minister had been regularly discussing the ongoing global commodity price super cycle which had adversely affected inflation and trade deficit in Pakistan.
Shaukat Tarin informed Imran Khan that the local food prices had been declining since December as reflected in the SPI. However, he was hopeful that as soon as the international prices will drop the pressure on imported goods will come down as well.
Overall, the PM expressed satisfaction over tax collection, exports and remittances.
