Pakistan’s current account deficit reduced further: PM Imran Khan

World Wednesday 21/August/2019 16:57 PM
By: Times News Service
Pakistan’s current account deficit reduced further: PM Imran Khan

Muscat: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that the country’s current account deficit has reduced by $1.5 billion in July 2019 to $4.5 billion as compared to $6 billion in July 2018.

Khan said that the current account deficit has gone by an estimated 73 per cent in July this year.

“The government's consistent focus on reducing our external imbalances by reducing imports & increasing exports & remittances are bearing fruit. Current account deficit reduced by more than $6 billion last year and July this year deficit is 73 per cent or $1.5 billion lower than July 2018 - a great achievement,” Khan tweeted.