$80 billion in export earnings set for 2021-24: Kamal

The government has set a target to hit $80 billion in export earnings in the latest Export Policy for 2021-2024, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

The commerce ministry has given approval in principle to the draft export policy, which was prepared considering the demands of the export sector and present situation of global trade, he said.

The minister made the comments while presiding over a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs.

The existing export policy had the target of $60 billion in export earnings.