PM Sharif Highlights Revenue Growth, Seeks JICA Minerals Support
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- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with a JICA delegation.
- Pakistan values its seven-decade partnership with Japan and JICA.
- Reforms have led to a doubling of state revenues over the past three years.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), led by its President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and economic cooperation. The Prime Minister emphasized Pakistan's long-standing partnership with Japan and JICA, outlining his government's economic agenda focused on sustainable development through reforms, youth skills training, women's empowerment, and minerals sector development. He specifically sought JICA's technical cooperation in the minerals sector and noted the potential for JICA's collaboration with SMEDA to boost exports.
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The Prime Minister highlighted that government reforms have resulted in a doubling of state revenues over the past three years.
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The Prime Minister stated that reforms implemented by his government have led to a doubling of state revenues over the past three years.
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PM seeks JICA support in minerals sector
ISLAMABAD: Seeking to accelerate economic reforms, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday identified the development of the country’s minerals sector as a key priority and sought greater technical cooperation from the Japan International Cooperat
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