Pakistan's economic growth in FY19 to hit 3.3%, well behind target

08:00:00 PM, Sunday 9th of June 2019 | in business

Pakistan's economic growth in the 2019 financial year ending in June will slip down to 3.3%, well behind a target of 6.2% set last year, as many important sectors performing worse than predicted. According to reports, a target of 4% growth has been set for the 2020 financial year. The targets will be made public on Monday ahead of the June 11 budget which is expected to introduce tough austerity measures.