Expansionary policies may aid growth but may also raise prices, current account deficit

For sustained growth, country needs to improve factor productivity

Developing states refuse to open up protected sectors until developed nations do

Pakistan should boost labour productivity, value addition to mitigate adverse impact

Capital inflows in form of export receipts are less than outflows in shape of import payments

Will be required to move up value addition, quality and technological ladder

Appreciation of dollar, higher global oil prices to exacerbate country’s economic woes

Pakistan needs to boost savings-to-GDP ratio to tackle balance of payments woes

It will take a few more months before its effect on trade deficit is visible

Export led growth has two components; sustained growth and transformation of production structure