PM for trade policies to facilitate businesses, exports

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for immediate action to improve the competitiveness of the nation’s exports and instructed the relevant agencies to develop trade policies with the primary goal of assisting the business sector on Friday.

During a discussion on trade, the prime minister ordered the exporters’ verified duty drawback to be paid immediately and urged measures to be taken to encourage the export of non-traditional commodities.

Emphasising the importance of the private sector, he directed that their input be sought during the policy-making process and that the deletion policy be put into effect in order to support the auto industry.

The relevant ministry was instructed by Prime Minister Sheghbaz to develop a thorough plan for evaluating the performance of trade and investment officials assigned to Pakistan’s overseas missions.