ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to announce an \u2018export emergency\u2019 in the country and create a special cell at PM Office to address problems and complaints of the business community on an urgent basis for increasing exports by 40pc in four years and by around 200pc by 2035 for sustainable economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have to transform the entire system and become an export nation on an emergency basis, otherwise, the dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and friendly countries for financial support would continue,\u201d said Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal at a news conference on Monday.<\/p>\n
He conceded the country\u2019s export performance in first four months (July-October) was not satisfactory even though exports grew by around 1pc. He also said there were genuine questions and impatience why GDP was not growing fast quickly but it was a pragmatism decision of the government not to rush for growth through consumerism as was done by the previous government in 2022.<\/p>\n
To gain quick growth to 6pc in 2022, the then government facilitated consumerism by opening imports which increased growth rate but created $50bn trade deficit that evaporated the country\u2019s foreign exchange reserves and then led to massive devaluation and inflation whose impacts are felt even today despite corrective measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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