Exports to UK cross $1b mark: Dawood

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Saturday said that it’s for the first time that Pakistan's exports to the United Kingdom (UK) have crossed $1 billion mark in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2020-21. From July to December 2020, the exports to UK grew by 21 per cent touching thefigure of $1,029 million as compared to $852 million in the respective time during the last fiscal year, the adviser tweeted.Moreover, in December 2020, exports grew by 47 per cent to $189 million as compared to $129 million in December last year. "I congratulate our exporters for this achievement and encourage them to make efforts to obtain a greater share of the market," he said. "I also commend the efforts of MoC's Trade Officers (TOs) posted in the UK and urge them to work harder in finding opportunities for our exporters and provide facilitation to our businessmen."