Author: Amir Mustafa-Rizwan Asif

Exports compose ample role in liberalized economies. But Pakistan export growth has performed unimpressively over the last years, following the similar global trade patterns. Pakistan succeeded World Trade Organization in 1995 after GATT (general agreement on tariff and trade) ends; but country has been bearing continues trade deficit by importing manufactured and secondary goods since a decade. On the other hand, country exports concentrated merchandise including textiles, agriculture products, and some semi-manufactured goods in spite of tariff, non tariff and protectionist measures by its trading partners. Pakistan’s five major export markets shuffled during recent past to USA, China, UK, Afghanistan,…

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