Finance Minister Rules Out Consumption-Led Growth, Emphasises Structural Reforms
Most outlets led with the Finance Minister’s rejection of consumption-led growth and his emphasis on export-led, sustainable economic expansion. Several also noted the call for structural reforms and private-sector facilitation, while a few added broader economic goals like improving the tax system and reducing energy costs. The framing was largely consistent, with slight variation in the prominence given to specific policy areas.
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Aurangzeb urges building growth on exports, productivity, private-sector investment
LAHORE: Pakistan must move beyond economic stabilisation and build growth on exports, productivity and private-sector investment if it is to avoid another cycle of crises, Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday. He warned that a return to consumption-led growth could set the recovery back by four to five years. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled “From Stabilisation to Gr...
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Aurangzeb: Pakistan must break boom-and-bust cycle
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday structural reforms were under way to stabilise Pakistan’s economy, with the government focusing on export-led sustainable growth, improving the tax system, reducing energy costs, and encouraging the private sector. He said IT exports were expected to reach $5.5 billion and remittances $44 billion during the current fis...
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Export-led economic growth,encouraging private sector top priority:Aurangzeb
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday that government’s focus was on export-led sustainable economic growth, improvement of tax system,reduction in energy costs and encouragement of the private sector for which implementation of structural reforms for economic stability in Pakistan was underway.
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Aurangzeb rules out consumption-led growth, calls for structural reforms
Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has ruled out a return to consumption-led growth, warning that it could set back Pakistan’s economic recovery by four to five years, as he called for greater private-sector investment, export growth and structural reforms.
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Aurangzeb rules out consumption-led growth, says tariff reforms will continue
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has ruled out pursuing liquidity-fuelled, consumption-led economic growth, saying Pakistan must prioritise sustainable, export-led expansion and continue with tariff reforms to improve the competitiveness of its industries. Speaking at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Lums) on Saturday, Aurangzeb said Pakistan could not afford to repeat the cycle...
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