Islamabad : Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) SDC is in progress here . On the second day , many important sessions are being held wherein experts and policy makers will address the audience and highlight the issues relating to regulatory frameworks of Pakistan , technical and legal constraints that hamper Pakistan’s business and industrial activities, social media and its impact on economic progress of Pakistan, ” Digital skill development of women entrepreneurs on enhancing business opportunities ” .
SBP former Governor , Dr Ishrat Hussain is scheduled to address a very important issue of “One firm , many regulator’s , the case for regulatory harmonisation”. This is a very important top of discussion in one of today’ s scheduled sessions. Doing business in Pakistan is a cumbersome issue. If one starts any business in Pakistan, he has to get NoCs from dozens of government offices. During this process, the businessman faces delays and many other irritants . Although the government is claiming of having done a lot for ease of doing business, but practically nothing has changed on this matter. Since Dr Ishrat Hussain carries a lifelong experience of Pakistan’s economic policies and their execution he can present a way forward to make doing business in Pakistan free of disruption and bureaucratic hurdles.
Through its SDC , SDPI is providing opportunity for the policy makers, intellegentia , researchers and analysts to debate on almost all burning issues that are restricting Pakistan ‘s pace of progress and shying away human and financial capital.
In the evening , SDPI is going to honour former Governor SBP , Dr Ishrat Hussain , with SDPI ”s lifetime achievement award 2026. Dr Abid Suleri , ED SDPI will offer the award to Dr Ishrat Hussain in a ceremony to be addressed by a number of top government dignitaries including Finance minister Mr M Aurangzeb, SBP Governor ,Mohammad Jamil , members of parliament and top bankers of Pakistan.