Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar held a meeting with Implementation and Economic Reforms Unit (IERU) of the Finance Division here on Sunday. Finance Secretary, senior officers of Finance Division, Director General (IERU), and IERU officers participated in the meeting. Dr Khaqan Hassan Najeeb, DG IERU, apprised the Finance Minister of the current work being done at IERU.
He said that the IERU had been facilitating economic reforms in the areas of Investment, Climate Improvement, Energy Sector, Public Sector Enterprises and Regulatory Reforms along with providing overall policy support to Finance Minister's office, Finance Division and other Ministries/Divisions. The Finance Minister appreciated the performance of IERU and desired regular briefings to review progress of key reforms and implementation of economic decisions. He admired the establishment of 'One Stop Shop' for business registration, development of investment climate improvement plan, facilitation for energy sector reforms and research on regulatory governance issues. Dar appreciated the strength of IERU team and their support to strengthening the structural reform agenda locally as well as with international partners. He emphasised that IERU was playing a pivotal role in implementation of economic reform agenda of the government.
He said that the government was making efforts towards improvement of economic conditions and IERU would have to strengthen further its capacity to contribute towards implementation of economic reforms in this regard.-PR
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