Summary Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met his French counterpart in Paris.
PARIS (Web Desk) - French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has said that Pakistan has made impressive economic gains in the last three years.
He gave these remarks during a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Paris.
On the occasion, the French minister expressed willingness to bolster trade and economic ties with Pakistan benefiting from the conducive investment environment in the country.
Sapin also lauded the achievements of Pakistani security forces in the war against terrorism.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan’s economy indicates macroeconomic stability, fiscal discipline, sustained growth rate, and record-breaking performance of its stock market.
He said both the countries need to explore new avenues for further cooperation in diverse areas including energy, agriculture, food processing, aviation, information technology, automobiles and engineering.
He said renowned international financial institutions are projecting Pakistan to be one of the top twenty economies of the world in the coming decades.
The two sides also agreed to facilitate the businessmen and significantly raise the current level of bilateral trade. They also agreed to discuss upgrading of the Administrative, Economic and Trade Committee to Ministerial level in the form of Joint Economic Commission.
