The four provinces have cumulatively received additional revenues amounting to Rs1.9 trillion in the past ten years under the 7th National Finance Commission award up by nearly 300% a huge sum that the Centre believes is not spent on the economic and social wellbeing of the people effectively.
Digitisation crucial to rebuilding economy
SCO official says cross-border e-commerce will boost competitiveness of economies
ISLAMABAD:
Although the Covid-19 outbreak has wreaked enormous damage on the global economy, it has also brought new opportunities, said Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov.
Speaking at plenary of the four-day 23rd Sustainable Development Conference titled “Sustainable Development in Times of Covid-19” on Monday, Norov said that the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce would play an increasingly important role in rebuilding the world economy after Covid-19 in terms of achieving economic growth, increasing competitiveness of economies and improving quality of lives, thus contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).