SIALKOT: A delegation of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by Khawaja Masood Akhtar, has called on Federal Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Federal Minister for Water and Power Khwaja M Asif was also present in the meeting. The delegation thanked the finance minister for clearing up the outstanding refunds and bringing the exporter community out of their liquidity crunch.
The delegation also appreciated the government for offering export refinance facility on the lowest rates to ease out the exporters. “These efforts speak volumes about the interest the current government is taking to boost the exports in the country,” said the trade representative.
The minister said that it is the aim of the government to help and facilitate the exporters in all possible ways. He also assured them that soon another large tranche of the remaining export refunds will be cleared.
The delegation put forward certain valuable suggestions for increasing the exports of the country and also shared with the minister the problems they has been facing in transactions with the banking sector. The minister welcomed the suggestions and assured them that any help which the government could provide to facilitate in banking operations will be provided in collaboration with the banking sector.
