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It examines country context and the economic backdrop, then analyzes cross-cutting barriers such as institutions, policy coordination, competition distortions, state-owned enterprises, elite capture, and financial exclusion. Sector chapters assess areas with high growth potential including financial inclusion and digital finance, port logistics, renewable energy, and agribusiness.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nCOUNTRY PRIVATE SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC  \nCREATING MARKETS IN PAKISTAN  \nBolstering the Private Sector  \nPub lic Disc losure Authorized  \nMay 2021  \nAbout IFC  \nIFC—a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work with more than 2,000 businesses worldwide, using our capital, expertise, and in uence to create markets and opportunities where they are needed most. In scal year 2019, we delivered more than $19 billion in long-term nancing for developing countries, leveraging the power of the  \nprivate sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, [visit www.ifc.org](visit www.ifc.org)[ ](visit www.ifc.org)© International Finance Corporation 2020. All rights reserved.  \n2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.  \nWashington, D.C. 20433 [www.ifc.org](www.ifc.org)  \nThe material in this work is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. IFC does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the content included in this work, or for the conclusions or judgments described herein, and accepts no responsibility or liability for any omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in the content whatsoever or for reliance thereon. The ndings, interpretations, views, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily re ect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Finance Corporation or of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) or the governments they represent.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS v  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii  \nACTION MATRIX: POLICY PRIORITIES TO PROMOTE PRIVATE  \nINVESTMENT AND ENTERPRISE xv  \n1. COUNTRY CONTEXT 1  \n1.1 Economic context 1  \n1.2 Private sector characteristics 8  \n1.3 The long-term outlook for private sector growth 12  \n2. CROSS-CUTTING CONSTRAINTS TO PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 17  \n2.1 Institutions and policy coordination 17  \n2.1.1 Business regulations and public administration 20  \n2.2 Competition and leveling the playing field 22  \n2.2.1 Investment and trade policy 22  \n2.2.2 State owned enterprises 26  \n2.2.3 Elite capture and policy distortions 28  \n2.3 Financial exclusion 28  \n3. ASSESSMENTS OF SECTORS WITH HIGH GROWTH POTENTIAL 38  \n3.1 Financial inclusion, fintech and digital finance 39  \n3.2 Port logistics 43  \n3.3 Renewable energy 47  \n3.4 Agribusiness 52  \n4. CONCLUSION 59  \nANNEX 1: ECONOMIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BENCHMARKING 60  \nREFERENCES 61  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nThis Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) was prepared by a World Bank Group (WBG) team led by Michael Engman (Senior Economist) and Bushra Ghulam Mohammad (Strategy Officer) and comprising Rami Mikko Ahmed Galal (Young Professional), Rafay Khan (Economist) and Faryal Nazir (Private Sector Specialist) . The team benefited from contributions from Stefan Apfalter (Senior Evaluation Officer), Shahjahan Hashmani (Consultant), Peter Kusek (Senior Economist), Yan Liu (Young Professional), Camilo Mondragon-Velez (Principal Research Economist), Jan Olivier Imhof (Research Officer), Shoghik Hovhannisyan (Research Officer), Santosh Ram Joshi (Research Officer), and Kersten Kevin Stamm (Consultant) . Mubashar Awan (Team Assistant), Zulfiqar Ali Shah (Program Assistant), provided administrative support.  \nThe team is grateful for comments provided by the peer reviewers Moazzam Mekan (Principal Investment Officer), Massimiliano Cali (Senior Economist) and Fatima Zehra Shah (Senior Operations Officer) . 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