Experts gather to discuss country’s issues

Paint bleak picture if reforms not undertaken


APP October 22, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Economic experts have said that while the country’s economy is performing well, people at the grass-root level are still deprived of its benefits.

The two-day national conference on “Roadmap for Economic Growth of Pakistan” was organised by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation, with an aim to discuss different issues and challenges faced by the national economy.

Experts from different organisations gathered to take note of the current state of the economy, analysing the underlying reasons for lack of growth and chart a road map for growth.

“Only visions and ideas are not sufficient for economic development. Undue reliance on experts’ theories and lack of self-confidence is the major obstacle to economic growth,” said Zaman.

He urged the government to enhance expenditure on education and infrastructure to improve the human development index.

Addressing the conference, Bahauddin Zakariya University’s Department of Economics Chairman Dr Imran Sharif informed that the GDP growth accelerated to 4% during the last fiscal year where as the agri-sector grew by 2.1% besides significant progress in other financial indicators.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 23rd, 2014.

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