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Debate #302 · IMF, debt and fiscal crisis

Trade or aid: which better serves Pakistan's economic development?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Economics
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (5)PositionsSame 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?

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Examiners want: Meaning of 'trade not aid', Pakistan's export base and market access, feasibility for Pakistan, and comparison of both routes

The questions

2025
CSS · Economics · Discuss

Write Notes on Any Two of the following (w.r.t. Pakistan):

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2012
CSS · Economics · Critically analyse

Critically analyze the slogan of, “Trade not aid”. Is it possible with reference to Pakistan?

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Evidence you can cite

Goods imports: US$59.1 billion (FY2024-25)Pakistan Economic SurveyEnergy-export competitiveness link: Energy inefficiency → higher firm costs → weaker exports → FX pressure (Pakistan)SynthesisUS 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 2023Pakistan's share of world merchandise exports: Share in world total exports: 0.12%; merchandise exports US$30,936 million; world rank 69 (2022)WTO, Trade Profiles 2023: Pakistan

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