The Economic and Finance Committee delves into the balance of trade-DZ
The Members of the Economic and Finance Committee subsequent to the consultation meetings held in Thimphu, held a week-long stakeholder meetings in the southern districts which ended yesterday on review of balance of trade.
The committee had extensive discussions with the relevant stakeholders which included the business community, SMCL, PCAL, Lhaki Cement, Farmers’ cooperatives and IMPEX located in Samtse, Gomtu, Phuntsholing, Gelephu and Tsirang. The pertinent issues conversed were challenges confronted in doing business such as access to finance, complex bureaucratic procedures, state owned enterprises competing with private sectors and other issues.
The Committee will be reviewing the concerns received from the stakeholders and submit a review report in the winter session with an objective to facilitate export and import, increase foreign reserves, import substitution and minimize the negative trade balance.
