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of low oil prices. Pakistan, while not growing as quickly as its neighbors, has continued its steady growth recovery in H …
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The objective of this report is to apprise the Government of Pakistan, think-tanks and researchers, the public and The … World Bank's senior management of the state of Pakistan's economy, outlook, structural reforms and development challenges … final chapter addresses entrepreneurship in Pakistan from the perspectives of jobs, enabling new startup businesses, women …
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The objective of this report is to update the Government of Pakistan, think-tanks and researchers, the public and the … World Bank's senior management on the state of the Pakistan economy and its outlook, together with the structural reforms it … productive and better able to adopt and adapt to new technologies-the core of Pakistan's growth path …
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This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100 - Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at … 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle …-income country when it turns hundred years old in 2047. This policy note discusses Pakistan's slow transformation and the need to …
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Pakistan is facing yet another balance of payment crisis. Authorities have taken some corrective measures and …
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Pakistan. The document is laid out as follows: Sections 1 to 3 give an overview of Pakistan and its electricity market, the … in Pakistan and the main institutions both provincial and federal that will be involved in the process. Section 8 sets … market in Pakistan currently and some recommendations for developers …
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Pakistan's growth accelerated in FY16, driven by consumption while investment remained low. Exports continued to fall … when soft global demand exacerbated the effects of Pakistan's long-term decline in competitiveness. After achieving …
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Pakistan's economy continues to grow strongly, emerging as one of the top performers in South Asia. Beneath the surface … governments also have a part to play. The special sections of this update analyze some of the specific challenges facing Pakistan …
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This paper discusses and illustrates the analytical foundations of international comparisons (or benchmarking) for assessing a country's potential for improvement along various dimensions of social and economic development. By providing a methodology for international benchmarking, discussing...
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There is a growing body of literature exploring the skill content of jobs. This paper contributes to this research by using data on the task content of occupations in developing countries, instead of U.S. data, as most existing studies do. The paper finds that indexes based on U.S. data do not...
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