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Devaluation Didn't Increase Exports But Poverty: Former Provincial Minister, Mian Zahid Hussain
Faizan Hashmi Published June 24, 2019 | 04:44 PM
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said devaluation didn't increase exports but poverty
KARACHI (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th June, 2019) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said devaluation didn't increase exports but poverty.Devaluing Currency and some tax breaks will never infuse life in the stagnant export sector which is the last hope for the country, he said.Mian Zahid Hussain said that economic policies offer little incentive for exports while encouraging imports and consumption which must be reversed by the government.Talking to the business community, the veteran business leader said that zero-rating for the export sector should be revived and human involvement is tax and refund matters should be minimized through technology.
The former minister noted that borrowing from friendly nations and international institutions can delay a default but it is not a sustainable solution to the problem.The government should promote exports, discourage imports and promote local products as the private sector cannot enhance exports on its own.The textile sector should be given first preference by introducing latest machinery and improved branding, designing, marketing so that it can compete in the international market.Technological gas should be filled in all the export sector while agriculture, livestock, and poultry sectors should be preferred for development to bring an end to food security and increase forex reserves.
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