Aurangzeb tells RCCI delegation: Govt committed to improving investment climate

The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Monday urged Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to ease the soaring cost of doing business through meaningful tax reforms, carry the business community’s concerns to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and remove structural and contractual enforcement barriers hampering bilateral investment with the United States. A delegation of RCCI, led by President Usman Shaukat and Group Leader Sohail Altaf, called on the Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, here on Monday and briefed the Finance Minister on RCCI’s recent trade delegation visit to the United States. Usman Shaukat highlighted the Chamber’s efforts to enhance bilateral trade by facilitating connections between middle-market companies and SMEs of Pakistan and the United States.