Economic Development | MCQs

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Pakistan and Iran opened the Pishin-Mand border crossing point in Kech district on Wednesday for facilitating trade between the two countries.

Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal and Iranian Minister for Communication and Urban Development Mohammad Islami jointly inaugurated the third border crossing point at a ceremony held in the Mand Rag area.

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On 3 June 2023, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo approved a summary to grant the status of Special Economic District (SED) to Gwadar for the city’s development and promotion of port-related activities.

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• Pakistan and Turkiye on 12 August 2022 signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) aimed at boosting trade between the two countries.
• The PTA will come into effect from January 1, 2023.

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The Balochistan chief minister Abdul Qudoos Bizanjo and the British High Commissioner agreed on February 3, 2022 to increase British investment in various sectors.

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 Prime Minister Imran Khan on January 19, 2022, launched the National Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) policy. Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to take stern action against government departments and officials who created hurdles in the setting up of new startups and export-oriented businesses.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government signed these memorandums of understandings at Dubai International Expo-2020 on January 16, 2022.

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To reduce reliance on a few export sectors and increase resilience to global economic fluctuations,

Pakistan should diversify its export base.

Encouraging export-oriented industries, supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs),

and developing high-value-added products can help boost exports

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Pakistan Steel Mill is located in Karachi, founded on 2 July 1973 with the support of Russia.

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The loans comprise $0.30 billion in program lending, $1.01 billion from project lending, and $3 million from grants.

The report released: 25th April 2022

Pakistan become the largest recipient of the Asian Development Bank(ADB) loans for the year 2022.

This report was released in April 2023

Pakistan received 5.58 billion US dollars in 2022.

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