ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Friday urged the business community to come forward with out of box proposals to the government to overcome economic challenges.
He was talking to a delegation of Federation of Pakistan
Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) - the apex body representing trade and industry and mouthpiece of country's private sector, here at the President House.
The President said that business community of the country
should help the government in restoring the confidence of the people
in the strength and vitality of the national economy through the
important platform of FPCCI.
The meeting, in line with regular interaction of the President with the representatives of the business community, was aimed at seeking their cooperation and suggestions to stimulate economic activities and for steps to further promote business friendly environment in the country.
The President thanked the business community for support at a
time when the government had inherited the economic ills and was
undertaking military operation against the extremists and militants,
besides also coping with the devastation of natural calamities.
He termed the business community as an invaluable asset and an
important vehicle for economic progress, geared to bring about
socio-economic development of the people of the country.
The President said that a combination of domestic and
international factors have, of late, affected the economic activity
in the country. However he said the government was taking measures
to improve the security situation so as to resume the economic
activity.
The President also called upon FPCCI to play a more active
role in articulating problems of business community and safeguarding
their interests through regular engagement with the government.
He said that synergies of public private partnerships and
combined efforts promise the desired objective of ushering a new era of socio-economic prosperity.
The delegation members appreciated the President for his regular interaction with the business community and discussed issues faced by the community. They also suggested ways to make economic environment conducive for the foreign and domestic investors.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Finance Dr. Abdul
Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources Dr. Asim
Hussain, Secretary General to the President M. Salman Faruqui,
Chairman BOI Saleem H. Mandviwala, and Federal Secretaries of
relevant divisions.
Senator Haji Ghulam Ali President of FPCCI, Vice President of CACCI Tariq Saeed, Iftikhar Ali Malik, and Chaudhary Aamar Ata Bajwa, represented FPCCI. (APP)
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