Modernizing Trade in Pakistan : Policy Reform Handbook
This handbook intends to be a resource for those interested in trade policy reform, in Pakistan and elsewhere. It arose from the Pakistan trade and investment policy program (PTIPP). The PTIPP was designed to work on trade, competitiveness, and gen...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/855261578376618421/Pakistan-Trade-Strategy-Development-Modernizing-Trade-in-Pakistan-Policy-Reform-Handbook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33184 |
| Summary: | This handbook intends to be a resource
for those interested in trade policy reform, in Pakistan and
elsewhere. It arose from the Pakistan trade and investment
policy program (PTIPP). The PTIPP was designed to work on
trade, competitiveness, and gender in Pakistan. This
handbook focuses on two pillars of the PTIPP: trade policy
and trade facilitation. The objective of the trade policy
pillar was to develop a comprehensive medium-term regional
trade strategy underpinned by high-quality analysis, in line
with international good practice. The objective of the trade
facilitation pillar was to reduce the time, cost, and
documentation required to process exports and imports
through key border posts, leading to a substantial increase
in the volume of goods traded. To achieve these objectives,
the PTIPP engaged with policy-making institutions, the
private sector, including female entrepreneurs, and
government to promote international trade, investment,
gender equality, and regional integration. The authors
focused on producing a document that not only lists results
and recommendations but also guides the reader through how
the analysis was conducted and how the recommendations were
reached. This handbook also provides a set of guidelines for
analyzing competitiveness in any country and shows how the
lessons learned in Pakistan can apply to other economies. It
will therefore be useful for teams conducting
competitiveness analyses in other countries and regions. |
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