PM Shehbaz seeks business leaders’ input on export-led growth
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- PM Shehbaz Sharif met with business leaders to discuss an export-led growth strategy.
- The government is seeking proposals to address challenges hindering export growth.
- A new Rs3 billion export insurance facility has been launched to support exporters, especially SMEs.
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The government, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is pursuing an economic strategy centered on export-led growth. The prime minister has held multiple consultations with the business community to gather recommendations on boosting exports and overcoming challenges. The government has highlighted past structural reforms and a recovery of Rs 800 billion through tax enforcement as successes of its collaboration with the private sector.
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A Rs3 billion export insurance facility has been launched by the Export Development Fund and the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan to improve access to credit insurance for exporters, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises.
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During the meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also welcomed a new export insurance facility launched by the Export Development Fund and the Export-Import Bank of Pakistan. He stated that the Rs3 billion risk pool would improve access to export credit insurance, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, and help increase the country's export volumes.
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