Country faces no threat of default: Ahsan Iqbal

Minister calls for adopting export oriented policies for public and private sector to accelerate export led growth

ISLAMABAD:

Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday dispelled the rumors related to default risks of the country and called for adopting export oriented policies for public and private sector to accelerate export led growth.

He made these remarks while chairing a roundtable meeting titled Conducive Business Environment.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of relevant ministries, chambers of commerce and other relevant stakeholders.

“A specific political party is propagating the rumors about the country’s default for the political objectives; however, Pakistan has come out of economic crises successfully after taking tough decisions,” the minister said.