Pakistan's Investment Climate : Laying the Foundation for Growth, Volume 2. Annexes

dc.creatorManes, Eric
dc.date2013-02-20T14:07:09Z
dc.date2013-02-20T14:07:09Z
dc.date2009-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:13:02Z
dc.descriptionPakistan has faced a seismic shift in its global and domestic economic landscape which until recently limited policy options to address investment climate concerns. External shocks, internal policy inaction and political turmoil placed the country in a precarious economic condition, calling on the authorities to take a hard look at the policy choices ahead. Macroeconomic instability resulting in inflation, exchange rate depreciation, and a rapid depletion in foreign reserves became acute in 2007-08, with the adjustment accompanied by a reduction in investment, export and output growth. The recent slowdown in global demand for world trade along with supply shocks from the domestic economy has exacerbated an already monumental challenge for Pakistani firms to prosper and policy makers to respond. As external market conditions and Pakistan's own stabilization program temper economic expectations, opportunities abound to lay the foundation for expansion. Given Pakistan's geopolitical positioning, growing labor participation rates, and improvements in the standard of living, significant poverty outcomes can be achieved through sustained economic growth. Even, in the short run, during periods of slower growth, banking system weakness, and corporate distress, Pakistan can take the opportunity to position itself for the inevitable global rebound. Concerted efforts now can improve firm level productivity, fluidity of markets for labor, capital and land, as well as goods, and therefore, better resource use and global competitiveness.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/16251053/pakistans-investment-climate-laying-foundation-renewed-growth-vol-2-3-annexes
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12411
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/12411
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416192
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SERVICES
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectASSET MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITALS
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCONTACT INFORMATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDUAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectE-SERVICES
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectEQUATIONS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectHANDICRAFTS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY REHABILITATION
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectIMPUTATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERFACE
dc.subjectINTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectITC
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR RESEARCH
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMISSING DATA
dc.subjectMISSING VALUE
dc.subjectMISSING VALUES
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectPHONE CONNECTION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRIVATE BANKS
dc.subjectPRIVATE HOUSING
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREGULATORY APPROACHES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL ACCESS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEB PAGE
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
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