Ease of doing business app launched in Punjab.

LAHORE -- The Punjab government Friday launched the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Application and Monitoring Dashboard for awareness of reforms and effective utilization of government initiatives for ease of doing business. Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht told media here that the application would ensure guidance for business start-ups. The creation of a dashboard, he added, would improve the efficiency of reform processes and promote transparency.

The reforms were underway to resolve disputes in the Courts as well as land issues expeditiously.

In this regard, the establishment of Civil Courts would be an important milestone in the Punjab government's ease of doing business reform agenda, he added. The provincial minister said that countries around the world were providing facilities to increase investment during the Covid-19. 'To participate in this global race, we need to review our rules,' he mentioned.

The provincial minister directed the Law Department to ensure necessary amendments in all business related laws as soon as possible.

A dashboard should be set up to monitor amendments to all relevant laws. He instructed for ensuring the targets...