Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah has said the government was taking measures to reduce cost of doing business in the country to make the local industry competitive.

Speaking at a PTV programme, he said the country's exports and imports had increased, while macro economic indicators had also improved due to measures taken by the government.

He said business and investment climate had improved and the government was taking measures to attract investment to sustain the GDP growth rate.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2005