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PM summons meeting of economic team

PM summons meeting of economic team
November 20, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday summoned a meeting of his economic team. The meeting will be attended by Adviser on Finance Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, Chairman FBR, Shabbar Zaidi and other concerned. According to the sources, the meeting will review the steps being taken to provide relief to the masses. Prime Minister Imran Khan will also issue directives for providing relief to the people, said sources. A day earlier, Hafeez Shaikh had said the country’s exports registered a 9.6 per cent increase in October. “Exports of Goods & Services increased by 9.6% in Oct 2019,” he had said in a tweet. “To provide easy working capital & funds for expansion, Govt & SBP will give additional Rs 300 billion in subsidised financing to exporters & Rs 30B will be given in cash instead of promissory notes issued against tax refunds,” he had added.