Open AccessInaugural Address
Author(s) -
Shaukat Aziz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v45i4ipp.523-526
Subject(s) - privilege (computing) , state (computer science) , face (sociological concept) , political science , sociology , public relations , media studies , history , law , social science , algorithm , computer science
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,Assalam-o-Alaikum and Good Morning It is a privilege to be in your midsttoday in the Annual General Meeting and Conference of the PakistanSociety of Development Economists. This is the fourth time in my sevenyears of public life here that I have the opportunity of interactingwith such a distinguished gathering of economists, academicians, andscholars at this forum. I cannot help but think about my firstinteraction with this gathering 7 years ago. It was the 15th AGM of PSDEin November 1999. I had assumed responsibility as Finance Minister a fewweeks ago and I took the opportunity to present a roadmap to this veryaudience. I am happy to return today to tell you what we have been ableto achieve, the challenges we face and our plans for the future. Iexpect you—the research community— to help us in preparing betterpolicies to support the progress that we have made so far. Theeconomists present here know the story of our progress intimately so Iwill not go into any details. You would recall that seven years ago, ourcountry was in the middle of a major crisis. Our economy was in direstraits. The state of governance left much to be desired. We were alsoisolated with mounting tensions on our borders. We have come a long waysince then!