Finance Minister Not Happy With Pakistan’s Population Growth

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday expressed satisfaction with the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) record-high foreign exchange reserves of $21.4 billion but declared rapid population expansion a sizeable challenge facing Pakistan.

Key points

• The minister created the remarks while hosting a Dutch business delegation led by the Founders Carbon Network (FCN) in Islamabad.
• The Dutch delegation shared its views on Pakistan's business environment and opportunities for stronger commercial ties between the two countries.
• The finance minister remarked Pakistan's improving macroeconomic outlook offered an opportunity to turn economic stabilization into productive investment, higher exports, and private-sector-led expansion.
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• He stressed that maintaining the gains in foreign exchange reserves and strengthening the country's ability to withstand external shocks were essential.

In practice, the minister created the remarks while hosting a Dutch business delegation led by the Founders Carbon Network (FCN) in Islamabad. The luncheon was additionally attended by the SBP Governor, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatization, the Secretary of Commerce, and senior administration authorities. SBP Reserves Gain $15 Million.

Notably, the finance minister remarked Pakistan's improving macroeconomic outlook offered an opportunity to turn economic stabilization into productive investment, higher exports, and private-sector-led expansion.

Finance Minister additionally outlined the government's economic priorities, including fiscal discipline, structural reforms, broader access to financing, digitalization, and a shift from aid dependence towards trade and investment.

He additionally emphasized the role of public-private partnerships in mobilizing capital and turning investment interest into commercially viable projects.

Meanwhile, the finance minister identified rapid population expansion and climate change as major long-term challenges for Pakistan, stressing the need for coordinated reforms to backing sustainable economic expansion.

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