ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the provision of all possible facilities to local and foreign investors was among the government’s top priorities.
He was talking to Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Haroon Sharif on Monday he said that the promotion of investment was imperative for the economic progress of the country. Earlier, Sharif had briefed the prime minister on the steps taken to facilitate the business community.
It is important mention here that Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh had announced on Sunday the terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of Pakistan.
Talking in a programme of Pakistan Television (PTV), he said that a board consisting IMF members would now authorise the finalisation of the agreement.
“Pakistan has lost 50pc of its reserves in the last two years; last year the export and import differential was worth $20 billion,” the PM’s advisor had stated.