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Pakistan State Oil: Rs. 206.89 billion (US$720 million) Karachi: Petroleum [2] 17: Standard Chartered Pakistan: Rs. 205.19 billion (US$710 million) Karachi: Banking [2] 18: Systems Limited: Rs. 181.10 billion (US$630 million) Lahore: Information technology [2] 19: Pakistan Oilfields Limited: Rs. 179.29 billion (US$620 million) Rawalpindi ...
According to the Economic complexity index, Pakistan is the 67th largest export economy in the world and the 106th most complex economy. [10] During the fiscal year 2015–16, Pakistan's exports stood at US$20.81 billion and imports at US$44.76 billion, resulting in a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion. [11]
Pakistan, which had almost no large industrial units at the time of partition in 1947, now has a fairly broad industrial base, and manufacturing accounts for about 17 percent of GDP. Cotton textile production is the single most important industry, accounting for about 19 percent of large-scale industrial employment.
The IMF says SOEs in Pakistan hold sizable assets in comparison with most Middle East countries, at 44 percent of GDP in 2019, yet their share of employment in the economy is relatively low.
In the first four years of the twenty-first century, Pakistan's KSE 100 Index was declared the best-performing stock market index in the world by the international magazine "Business Week". [ 46 ] [ citation needed ] The stock market capitalization of listed companies in Pakistan was valued at $5,937 million in 2005 by the World Bank . [ 47 ]
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Although there is a treasure trove of children's books in Urdu, Pakistan fails to provide a good bookshelf of English fiction for children. There have been attempts, but the market is full of international authors like Enid Blyton , Roald Dahl and the popular Sweet Valley, R.L Stine, Famous Five, Hardy Boys series.
The Pakistan Power 100: The Most Powerful and Influential Men and Women in the World Today is a list published annually that honours the 100 most influential Pakistani men & women in the world. The list is published by The British Pakistan Trust, and also includes those in the Pakistani diaspora .