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The materials also examine risks that threaten the sustainability of the country’s development model, including macroeconomic stability, fiscal and debt dynamics, external sustainability, social cohesion, gender and opportunity inequality, conflict and violence, and environmental sustainability. The document includes acknowledgements and a structured contents outline to support systematic review of the diagnostic findings.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN  \nLEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD  \nSystematic Country Diagnostic  \nSeptember 16, 2020  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe Pakistan Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) report was prepared by a team led by Silvia Redaelli (TTL, Senior Economist, ESAPV), with a core team comprising of Shabih Ali Mohib (co-TTL, Lead Country Economist, ESADR), Zehra Aslam (co-TTL, Economist, ESAMU), Gonzalo J. Varela (Senior Economist, ESAMU), John L. Nasir (Manager, IFC), Bushra Ghulam Mohammad (Strategy Office, IFC) and Persephone Economou (Senior Risk Management Officer, MIGA) . The SCD builds on valuable inputs received from sector specialists across World Bank Global Practices (GPs) and Cross Cutting Solution Areas (CCSAs) . The table below identifies team members representing each of the GPs/CCSAs whose inputs were key to the development of the SCD.  \nThe team would like to acknowledge the Government of Pakistan for their helpful comments during the preparation of this report. Specifically, comments were received from the Finance Division, the Economic Affairs Division, the Federal Bureau of Revenue, the Board of Investment and the Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives. The team also wishes to thank various development partners and other stakeholders who participated in consultations that helped shape the SCD.  \nThe team wishes to thank the peer reviewers, Richard Record (Lead Economist, EEAM2), Reena BadianiMagnusson (Senior Economist, EECPV) and Habib Rab (Program Leader, EECDR) . The team is grateful to members of the “Pakistan SCD advisory panel” for their valuable guidance throughout the preparation of the SCD. In particular, we would like to thank Tara Vishwanath (Lead Economist, EAWPV), Kevin Carey (Practice Manager, EMNM2), Hans Timmer (Chief Economist, SARCE), Enrique Blanco Armas (Lead Country Economist, EECM2), Sudhir Shetty (former Chief Economist of the East Asia and Pacific Region, WB), Wajid Rana (Program leader of the Pakistan Strategy Support Program, IFPRI) and Shahid Yusuf (Chief Economist of The Growth Dialogue at the George Washington University School of Business in Washington DC) .  \nThe team appreciates the guidance received from Hartwig Schafer (Regional Vice President, SARVP), Nena Stoiljkovic (former Regional Vice President, IFC), Illango Patchamuthu (Director Strategy and Operations, SARVP), Najy Benhassine (Country Director, SACPK), Nadeem Siddiqui (Senior Manager Afghanistan and Pakistan, IFC), Melinda Good (Operations Manager, SACPK) and Amena Raja (Senior Operations Officer, SACPK) . 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