Pakistan: Recent Economic Developments

International Monetary Fund

No 1997/120, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper describes economic developments in Pakistan over the five-year period 1992/93–1996/97, with particular emphasis on the last two years. The paper discusses output and price developments, the performance of public sector enterprises, and the packages that were introduced by the new government to revive agriculture and industry. It discusses budgetary and fiscal policy developments, including a discussion of the important reform of the revenue-sharing arrangement between the federal government and the provinces. The paper also discusses developments in the monetary sector.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; U.S. dollar; foreign currency; budget deficit; bank deposit; exchange rate; private sector; Exports; Imports; Commercial banks; Agricultural commodities; Public sector; South Asia; telecommunication company; summary account; rate of return; Middle East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 120
Date: 1998-01-15
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