Yokohama (May 05, 2017): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has emphasized the need for expediting the process of trade liberalization in South Asian region.
He said this while participating in the 11th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers on the sidelines of the ADB conference at Yokohama Japan on Friday.
He said regular meetings of economic leaders would help enhance economic cooperation among member states.
The Minister said that cooperation in member states will help in promotion of trade and improving quality of life of our people who accounted for 1/5th of the world’s population.
He emphasized that intra regional trade is far below its potential and Dar also highlighted the positive economic indicators including growth in GDP and substantial decrease in fiscal deficit.
He said that due to economic stability Pakistan is said to be all set to join G-20 in 2030.
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