PM Abbasi meets Chairman WEF Klaus Schwab

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MG News | January 25, 2018 at 04:24 PM GMT+05:00

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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday met Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Professor Klaus Schwab, in a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the WEF Annual Meeting 2018 in Davos.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ali Jehangir Siddiqui was also present, said a PM Office press release.

Professor Schwab discussed with the prime minister the economic situation of Pakistan. The prime minister apprised the WEF chairman that Pakistan’s economic growth would reach 6% this year.

Professor Schwab appreciated the efforts and measures taken by the present Pakistani government for registering a significant growth in the economy.

He also noted the size of young population of Pakistan and appreciated the prime minister’s focus on creating jobs for the youth in Pakistan.

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