{
  "id": 16374880,
  "title": "Aurangzeb urges building growth on exports, productivity, private-sector investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/aurangzeb-urges-building-growth-on-exports-productivity-private",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:25:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445819/aurangzeb-urges-building-growth-on-exports-productivity-private-sector-investment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has urged Pakistan to transition from economic stabilisation to growth driven by exports, productivity, and private-sector investment. Speaking at a policy dialogue, Aurangzeb warned that a return to consumption-led growth could set the recovery back by four to five years. He highlighted the country's progress in macroeconomic stability, noting that twin deficits have fallen from 12.5% of GDP to 2.6%, and the current account deficit has shrunk to 0.1% of GDP. However, Aurangzeb stressed that stability alone is not enough for sustainable growth, and reforms in taxation, privatization, debt management, and tariffs are needed to make businesses more competitive and encourage investment and job creation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}