{"id":77069,"date":"2024-03-30T06:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T06:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/finance-minister-urges-banks-to-rise-financing-for-priority-sectors-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T06:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T06:56:06","slug":"finance-minister-urges-banks-to-rise-financing-for-priority-sectors-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/finance-minister-urges-banks-to-rise-financing-for-priority-sectors-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister urges banks to rise financing for priority sectors &#8211; Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tts-play-button data-id=\"2\" class=\"tts_play_button\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KARACHI \u2013 Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday urged upon the banking sector to support government\u2019s development agenda by increasing financing to priority sectors, including agriculture, small and medium enterprises and Information Technology.<\/p>\n<p>He was chairing a meeting in Karachi that was attended by Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmed and CEOs and Presidents of various leading banks of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister reiterated the government\u2019s commitment to working closely with the banking sector to address the financing needs of priority sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Aurangzeb asked the Pakistan Banks\u2019 Association to lead a task force comprising representatives from the banking sector, government, and relevant stakeholders, to devise actionable strategies to overcome the existing challenges and bottlenecks hindering the growth of priority sectors.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI \u2013 Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday urged upon the banking sector to support government\u2019s development agenda by increasing financing to priority sectors, including agriculture, small and medium enterprises and Information Technology. 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