ISLAMABAD - Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry and SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saturday congratulated Shoukat Fayyaz Ahmad Tarin for assuming the portfolio of Federal Minister for Finance and hoped he will restore the confidence of business community. In a joint statement, president SAARC Chamber Iftikhar Ali Malik, FPCCI vice presidents Raja Muhammad Anwar, Muhammad Nawaz, Adeel Siddiqui and Muhammad Asif Yousaf Jeewa urged him to focus on economic growth with specific direction for pursuing export oriented policies. They said what business community badly needed is peaceful atmosphere, and business friendly environment coupled with judicious and prudent monetary policies for strengthening the national economy on sound footings. They hoped that he will help steer the country out of economic crunch. “Pakistan inherited tremendous potential and what we need is the consistency in the government policies and a clear roadmap to move forward” they added.