4. ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN
27th largest economy of the world
in terms of purchasing power parity
44th largest economy in terms of
nominal GDP
34th in the World Economic
Forum’s first Financial Development
50th in business environment
37th in financial stability
25th in banks
17th in financial markets
6. AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
SERVICES
8TH worldwide in farm output
crops
wheat, sugarcane, cotton, and rice
oLivestock oFisher oForestry
2nd largest sector of the economy
Textile Industry
Vegetable Ghee and Cooking Oil Industry
Public Administration and Defense
Finance and Insurance,
Transport Storage and Communication and Community
Social and Personal Services.
8. DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Development of efficiency irrigation system
Establishment of provincial reference fertilizer lab
Fruit and vegetable development project
Fruit and vegetable development project
Study on solar irrigation pumps
Steps taken to introduce the concept of commodity future
markets in agriculture
Recognition of new developments such as GMO’s in
agriculture field in the existing system
Mechanization
Credit Policy
10. DEVELOPMENT IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
During the first nine month of 2009-10 production of large
scale manufacturing increased. Sub sector group of leather,
automobile, foods etc are improves
Pakistan was ranked third in world banking profitability.
The CNG sector attracted over $70 billion in investment
in the past five years and created 45,000 jobs.
Encouragement of labour
intensive industries
Government providing loan and
building infrastructure
A new oil refinery with the UAE that
could process 300,000 oil barrels a day
was established.
Cluster development
Increasing power generation capacity
13. IT industries rises and regulating by ministry
of Information Technology of the Government
of Pakistan
In the years 2003-2005 the country's IT
exports saw a rise of about fifty percent and
amounted a total of about 48.5 million USD
As of 2011, Pakistan has over 20 million
internet users and is ranked as one of the top
countries that have registered a high growth
rate in internet penetration.
Government of Pakistan aims to spend Rs 4.6
billion on information technology projects,
with emphasis on government, human
resource and infrastructure development
14. oThe government of Pakistan has been
spending 0.6 to 1.19% of its GDP and 5.1 to
11.6% of its development expenditure on
health over the last 10 years
oTB Programmed has recently passed the
2010 target of 85% of cases successfully
treated 87% with increasing case detection to
69% in 2007.
oHIV & AIDS prevention services provision has been
established through nongovernmental organizations
with increasing condom use by female sex workers and
reduced syringe sharing among injecting drug users
15. During the last decade Pakistan economy suffer many difficulties.
There are many other factors that influence economy.
During the period of 2000 to 2005 economy is developed rapidly,
Improvement in education, small level of industries, and agriculture
sector etc.
In 2005 due to earthquake our economy progress has fall down.
It is important that government should take steps for improvement
of the economy.
So equal treatment to all, no to tax-evaders, network of industries in
cities as well as in rural areas, control on population-explosion, strict law
and order, decrease in stat-expenditures, proper accountability, end to
favoritism & nepotism and equal employment opportunities can boost
the economy of Pakistan
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