Pakistan has launched it's own economic growth reforms plan
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has launched its home-grown economic reform program with key measures, said Governor State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir in a meeting with a delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He observed that the transition to a market-based exchange rate system, building foreign exchange reserves, and bringing down inflation were key elements of SBP’s reform program to restore the financial stability and lay the foundations for sustainable and shared growth.
The initial results from the reform program are encouraging. The earlier volatility in the exchange market and associated uncertainty has subsided and confidence was slowly improving. Inflation had risen due to the economic imbalances accumulated from previous years but inflationary pressures are expected to recede in the second half of the current fiscal year, he added.
Nevertheless, the governor emphasized that these are the early stages of the reform process and it was essential to sustain the reform momentum and to keep policies focused on securing stability and promoting sustainable and shared growth.
He looked forward to continuing a fruitful partnership with the IMF and other stakeholders in the international financial community to support this reform program.
