Adviser for prioritising regulatory reforms to benefit businesses
Business
April 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Ishrat Husain underscored need of a strategy that prioritises identification of high impact regulations that will have visible benefits for the business community.
Husain was addressing the fifth steering committee meeting on Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative (PRMI) to review progress on implementation of regulatory reforms by provinces and review of regulatory guillotine activity.
Adviser to the PM on Commerce and Investment expressed satisfaction with performance of stakeholders and recommended a reservoir of implemented reforms should be formulated.
The committee expressed resolve to expedite the ongoing regulatory journey.
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Ansari said that this portal would reduce compliance requirements and facilitate the growth of business activities all over the country. All business-related public sector organizations will be integrated with the Pakistan Business Portal so that the process of registration and licensing of firms could be relaxed.