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| Document Date:
| 2006/04/25 |
| Document Type:
| General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study |
| Report Number:
| 35499 |
| Volume No:
| 1 of 1 |
| Country:
| Pakistan ; |
| Doc Name:
| Pakistan - Growth and Export Competitiveness |
| Keywords:
| Agricultural production, agricultural productivity, Agriculture, ANTI-EXPORT BIAS, Auto Industry, AUTOMOBILE, average growth, Average Tariff, Average Tariff Rate, Benchmarking, Benchmarks, bottlenecks, capital accumulation, Comparator Countries, COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE, competitive pressures, Competitiveness, Costs, Customs, Customs administration, Customs Duties, debt, DETERMINANTS OF GROWTH, developed countries, developing country, Development Economics, Development Policy, diversification, drainage, DRIVERS, economic activities, economic conditions, economic development, ECONOMIC GROWTH, economic integration, economic performance, economic reform, economic takeoff, environmental degradation, Exchange Rates, Explaining Changes, Export Competitiveness, export performance, Exports, financial depth, financial sector, Forecasts, Foreign Investment, Freight, freight costs, fuel, GDP, Global Production, Growth Accounting, growth analysis, Growth Determinants, Growth Performance, growth potential, Growth Rate, Growth Rates, human capital, income growth, inefficiency, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, inland transport, investment activity, Investment Climate, investment levels, investment rate, investment rates, Labor Costs, labor force, labor market, local firms, Long-Run Growth, long-run perspective, long-term growth, macroeconomic dimensions, macroeconomic framework, macroeconomic instability, macroeconomic management, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, macroeconomic stability, Market Share, multilateral trade, multilateral trade negotiations, national accounts, policy areas, POLICY REFORMS, political instability, political stability, Poverty Reduction, private investment, Private Sector, pro-poor, production activities, Production Costs, production increases, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, property rights, Public Expenditure, public infrastructure, public service, RAPID GROWTH, real GDP, rebates, reform efforts, Regulatory Framework, return to capital, roads, rural areas, SAFETY, significant effect, Skilled Labor, Stabilization Policies, state-owned enterprises, Structural Reforms, sustainable growth, tax, technical knowledge, technological progress, technology diffusion, TFP, total costs, Total Factor Productivity, Total Factor Productivity Growth, trade facilitation, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, trade negotiations, trade openness, TRADE POLICY, TRADE POLICY STRATEGY, Transaction Costs, TRANSPORT, Transport costs, Transportation, trucks, wages, Workers Skills, WTO, Show More |
| Language:
| English |
| Major Sector:
| Public Administration, Law, and Justice ; Agriculture, fishing, and forestry ; Finance ; Industry and trade |
| Rel. Proj ID:
| PK-Pakistan Growth And Competitiveness Study -- P088695 ; |
| Region:
| South Asia ; |
| Rep Title:
| Pakistan - Growth and Export Competitiveness |
| Sector:
| General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector ; General finance sector ; General industry and trade sector ; General public administration sector |
| Topics:
| Transport ; Macroeconomics and Economic Growth ; International Economics and Trade ; Poverty Reduction |
| SubTopics:
| Achieving Shared Growth ; Transport Economics Policy & Planning ; Economic Theory & Research ; Economic Growth ; Trade and Regional Integration |
| TF No/Name:
| TF052383-DFID TRADE SUPPORT BUDGET |
| Unit Owning:
| Econ. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP) |
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Abstract
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| This report focuses on the goal of accelerating Pakistan's economic growth, and on the related challenge of strengthening export competitiveness. It emphasizes that macroeconomic stability is and must remain the strategic foundation for Pakistan's enhanced growth and competitive prospects. While highlighting the critical macroeconomic dimensions of economic growth, the report avoids details addressed in other recent Bank studies, but focuses instead on the microeconomic fundamentals of competitiveness. The report a) analyzes total factor productivity to outline its importance for Pakistan's future growth; b) stresses the critical role of the quality of the investment environment (comprising policy, regulatory, and institutional dimensions) in affecting total factor productivity; and, c) demonstrates how improvements in the investment environment could affect efficiency and competitiveness at the firm-level. It also emphasizes that a business friendly investment environment would foster domestic and foreign private investment, which will further contribute to Pakistan's export competitiveness and diversification. |
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