Business desk
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said stabilizing economy is government’s top priority.
During a virtual meeting with prominent Pakistani-American IT/Tech entrepreneurs, he said the government has taken tough decisions in the past few months, which were essential to put Pakistan on the path of economic recovery.
He pointed out that the catastrophic floods had compounded the difficulty but the government is confident that through prudent policies, the challenges to Pakistan’s economy will be overcome.
The Finance Minister appreciated the interest of Pakistani-American tech entrepreneurs in strengthening Pakistan’s IT sector. He emphasized that this sector had immense potential for growth and could play significant role in strengthening Pakistan’s economy.
The government was according priority attention to IT/ Tech sector and Pakistan’s tech savvy youth was an immense resource which needed to be optimally tapped for IT sector’s growth. The Finance Minister assured the participants of government’s complete support in their efforts to enable Pakistan achieve exponential growth in its IT exports in the coming years.
On the occasion, the Pakistani-American entrepreneurs appreciated the government’s focus on the IT/Tech sector and reaffirmed their interest in investing in Pakistan. They also made a number of suggestions and proposals to further promote IT sector’s growth, especially exports from Pakistan.
The Finance Minister assured them that their suggestions will be carefully examined for proper follow up and urged them to remain engaged with the government to ensure robust growth in Pakistan’s IT sector that is commensurate with its potential.
Minister for Economic Affairs, Ayaz Sadiq, State Minister for Finance and Revenue, Ms. Aisha Ghaus Pasha; Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Jameel Ahmed and Ambassador Masood Khan along with other members of Pakistan delegation also participated in the meeting.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar met Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC).
He appreciated the support of ITFC to Pakistan and discussed ways and means to further strengthen cooperation with ITFC, tweeted finance ministry here Monday.
