Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday said that Pakistan exports for the month of December 2020 have grown to $ 2.357 billion by rate of 18.3 percent as compared to December 2019.
According to provisional data, Pakistan exports for the month of December 2020 have grown by 18.3 percent to $ 2.357 billion as compared to $ 1.993 billion in December 2019, an increase of $ 364 million over December 2019, the Adviser said this on his official twitter account.
The adviser said that this shows the resilience of the economy of Pakistan and it is a vindication of the government s policy to keep the wheels of economy running during Covid-19 pandemic. “I commend our exporters for achieving this feat during these testing times and urge them to aggressively focus on capturing a larger share of international trade” he said.
While appreciating the exporter, he said that “You are a great asset for our country and I acknowledge your efforts” He informed that in the meeting of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) held yesterday, the Covid-19 Vaccination Policy was discussed. It is the view of the Ministry of Commerce to encourage our pharmaceutical industry to seek collaboration for local manufacturing of the Covid-19 vaccine, he said.
“I have complete faith in the capabilities of our pharmaceutical manufacturers that they can reach out and collaborate with the international pharmaceutical companies to manufacture the Covid-19 vaccine in Pakistan under license,” Razak Dawood said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated all the exporters on achieving record exports last month with a growth of 18 percent over the previous year. In a tweet, he appreciated the development and urged the exporters to keep up this trend. The Prime Minister said a major pillar of our government s economic policy is export enhancement and we will provide full support to promote export culture.
