Pakistan’s economic indicators positive: minister
December 20th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANSIslamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s economic indicators were showing positive results and the government wants to improve the efficiency of state owned enterprises, says Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
Shaikh said Monday that economic indicators were showing positive results due to prudent economic policies initiated by the government, reported Associated Press of Pakistan.
He said the government wants to improve the efficiency and performance of state owned enterprises like Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and Pakistan Railways through the introduction of efficient management and operating processes.
The minister had said earlier this month that Islamabad had initiated reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and these were also producing results in the form of higher tax collections.
He said Rs.640 billion have been realised during five months of the current financial year which is 28 percent higher than that of last fiscal year, reported Associated Press of Pakistan.
He added that Pakistan foreign exchange reserves have reached $18 billion and inflation has been brought down from 25 percent in 2008 to 12 percent during the current financial year.
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