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Write Notes on Any Two of the following (w.r.t. Pakistan):
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Trade or aid: which better serves Pakistan's economic development?
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All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsEvidence (5)Past questions (2)Same themeHas foreign aid helped or hindered Pakistan's development and governance?Is Pakistan's rising public debt economic necessity or fiscal mismanagement?Are international financial institutions instruments of Western coercion over developing countries?In short
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- Meaning of 'trade not aid', Pakistan's export base and market access, feasibility for Pakistan, and comparison of both routes
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Goods imports: US$59.1 billion (FY2024-25)Pakistan Economic SurveyEnergy-export competitiveness link: Energy inefficiency → higher firm costs → weaker exports → FX pressure (Pakistan)SynthesisNeeds auditUS goods trade balance with China: Exports $143,271.7 million; imports $440,319.4 million; balance -$297,047.7 million (2024)U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with ChinaEffect of EU GSP+ on Pakistan's exports: From 2014 to 2022, Pakistan's exports to the EU increased by 108%; GSP+ status awarded 1 January 2014 (2014-2022)Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan (EEAS), press release 21 Nov 2023
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2012
Critically analyze the slogan of, “Trade not aid”. Is it possible with reference to Pakistan?
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