<h1>Commerce minister forecasts 6% export growth, credits FTAs, tax and infrastructure reforms for boosting trade, investment, jobs</h1> A government commerce minister projected roughly 6% export growth year-on-year and stated that domestic economic momentum and external engagements are mutually reinforcing. The minister reported active negotiations on multiple free trade agreements, citing rapid conclusion of a recent bilateral FTA with a Gulf state and ongoing rounds with a major trading bloc and other countries, and linked FTAs to export and investment expansion in targeted sectors. The minister also referenced low official unemployment figures and asserted that infrastructure measures and tax reforms will boost investment, job creation and trade, signaling continued trade liberalization and market-access efforts.