Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan

Ayaz Ahmed and Henna Ahsan ()

No 2011:79, PIDE-Working Papers from Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

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.

Keywords: Services Sector; Industry; Employment; Financial Institutions and Pakistan’s Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2011
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