The forex reserves have improved equal to over five months of imports

Says lack of information, mutual understanding among reasons for low trade volume

Says producing these drugs no longer a ‘lucrative option’

More than half (56%) of trade finance proposals by small and medium-sized enterprises are rejected

Exports, remittances and foreign direct investment are declining while imports continue to increase

Many textile units have scaled down their capacity

President says root causes of lower trade should be addressed

Pakistan missed the GDP growth target of 5.5% last year mainly due to poor performance of the agriculture sector

Consul General of Ghana in Pakistan Shahid Rasheed Butt was also present on the occasion

The adviser was accompanied by information secretary Aijaz Ahmed Memon