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Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan

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  • Ayaz Ahmed

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.)

  • Henna Ahsan

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.)

Abstract

The services sector has provided steady support to Pakistan’s economic growth. It share in GDP now stands a more than 50 percent. The paper analyses its continuation in the growth of the economy in general and the development of trade and genera tion of employment in particular. The study identifies the bottlenecks in its growth and suggest measures to remove them. A set of policy reforms has been suggested to make the sector more effective in the growth of the national economy.

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  • Ayaz Ahmed & Henna Ahsan, 2011. "Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan," PIDE-Working Papers 2011:79, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
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    Services Sector; Industry; Employment; Financial Institutions and Pakistan’s Economy;
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