Pakistan seeks to boost IT sector growth by improving access to banking for freelancers.

Pakistan's Finance Minister highlighted the IT sector's importance in economic growth, noting only 38,000 of 2.32 million freelancers have bank accounts. The government aims to simplify procedures, provide tax exemptions, and leverage digital accounts to boost IT exports and remittances. A working group has been formed to address these issues and harmonize data for effective policymaking.

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