What's new

Pakistan exports keep $2b mark in four consecutive months

Shahzaz ud din

SENIOR MEMBER
Joined
Jun 12, 2017
Messages
7,877
Reaction score
14
Country
Pakistan
Location
Canada
Pakistan exports keep $2b mark in four consecutive months
  • Abdul-razzaq-dawood-ict-exports-growth.jpg

ISLAMABAD: For the first time in 8 years the exports have crossed the 2-billion mark in four consecutive months, said premier’s commerce advisor Abdul Razak Dawood announcing an eight per cent jump in January exports on year-on-year, ARY News reported.

Last year January, Pakistani exports stood at US$1.98 billion which, he said, have grown 8 pc to US$2.14 billion this passing month.


“I am happy to share that our exports have maintained growth,” Dawood said in a tweet earlier today, adding another achievement that Jul-Jan 2020-21 exports have increased by 5.5 pc as well, to US$14.2 billion on YoY.

For the last year’s corresponding period, the exports were US$13.507 billion during, he noted.

He congratulated export industry’s resolve who “achieved this feat despite difficulties created by COVID pandemic, regional export situation, and contraction in major markets”.

“Our cumulative exports for seven months of FY 2020-21 are showing a rising trend,” Abdul Razak Dawood said.

Concluding his announcement and message to masses, the commerce advisor also wished and reassured exporter community to “please go full speed ahead in exporting your products & in case of any hurdle, inform MOC [ministry of commerce]”.

https://arynews.tv/en/commerce-growth-exports-pakistan-dawood/

Advertisement
 
.

Pakistan Affairs Latest Posts

Back
Top Bottom