Pakistan

PM satisfied over inflation hitting 81-month low

Prime Minister said that after 24 years, current account surplus has been achieved

GNN Web Desk
Published 3 days ago on Jan 2nd 2025, 10:38 am
By Web Desk
PM satisfied over inflation hitting 81-month low

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over inflation reaching an 81-month low.

In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that it is welcome that the inflation rate reached 4.1 percent in December 2024. Macroeconomic stability has been achieved but this is just the beginning. We have launched a project like ‘Uran Pakistan’ that will put Pakistan among the leading countries of the world.

Expressing satisfaction over inflation reaching an 81-month low, the Prime Minister said that after 24 years, the current account surplus has been achieved, and the inflation has come down from 38 percent to 4.1 percent.

He stated that Pakistan’s stock market has become the second-best market in the world, and the policy rate has come down from 22 percent to 13 percent.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif further said that with the hard work of the government’s economic and financial team, the economy is moving towards stability. God willing, the lives of the people will improve further.