Pakistan at 100

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Pakistan at 100 : Regional Connectivity

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This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note discusses Pakistan leveraging the benefits from trade by taking advantage of its geostrategic location in South Asia.

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“World Bank Group. 2019. Pakistan at 100 : Regional Connectivity. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/31413 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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