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Pakistan sets 4.8% economic growth target for FY2021/22, finance minister says

South Asia

Reuters
11 June, 2021, 05:55 pm
Last modified: 11 June, 2021, 05:59 pm

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Pakistan sets 4.8% economic growth target for FY2021/22, finance minister says

"We want to make sure of a growth rate of 6% to 7% in the next two to three years"

Reuters
11 June, 2021, 05:55 pm
Last modified: 11 June, 2021, 05:59 pm
A man counts Pakistani banknotes along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
A man counts Pakistani banknotes along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

Pakistan set its economic growth target at 4.8% for financial year 2021-22, the country's finance minister said on Friday as he presented the annual budget.

"We want to make sure of a growth rate of 6% to 7% in the next two to three years," Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said as he addressed the budget session in parliament.

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