OICCI President calls for unified, future-ready economic strategy

April 16, 2025 (MLN): The need for the government and national stakeholders to commit to a unified, future-ready economic execution strategy driven by planning, technocratic leadership, and collaboration was urged by Yousaf Hussain, President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI).

He made these remarks during a high-level economic forum titled “Navigating the Unknown.”

Representing over 200 leading multinational companies operating in Pakistan, Hussain called for the creation of a comprehensive National Economic Execution Plan, as per the press release issued today.

He emphasized the need to integrate trade, industry, fiscal, energy, and human development policies — each led by experts and aligned under a single national economic framework.

He outlined Pakistan’s youth bulge and geo-economic positioning as strategic assets that must be leveraged through skills development, export diversification, and regional trade integration.

He also emphasized the full inclusion of women and digital transformation as critical enablers of economic progress.

“Multinational companies operating in Pakistan are not just investors — they are centres of excellence and engines of innovation,” Hussain said.

He urged the government to engage the industry players in the private sector early, as partners in planning and delivery, while improving ease of doing business and building a credible national investment narrative.

“This is Pakistan’s decisive decade — we must stop managing crises and start designing the future,” he concluded.

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