Glossary of South Asian economic terms

This page describes economic and trade related terms and jargon used or originated in the Indian subcontinent.

Occupations

Asami : cultivator or tenant OR CLIENT (LEGAL USE)
Bania : merchant, banker engaging in traditional money lending or money-changer.In a deragotary sense, also used to refer to a sub-caste,referring to peoples of North and West India
Baluta : village servant
Tehsildar

Economy of India

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Currency	Reserve Bank of India (Governors) · Indian rupee (History · Coinage)

Financial services	Banking (Banks) · Insurance · Bombay Stock Exchange · National Stock Exchange of India

History	Economic liberalisation · Green revolution · Glossary · Government initiatives · Numbering system

People	Billionaires · Businesspeople · Demography · Income (Poverty) · Labour law · Pensions

States	Maharashtra · Uttar Pradesh · Andhra Pradesh · Tamil Nadu · Gujarat · West Bengal · Karnataka · Rajasthan · Kerala

Sectors	Agriculture (Livestock · Fishing) · Construction · Education · Energy (Nuclear · Solar · Wind) · Forestry · Gambling · Healthcare · Internet · Manufacturing (Automotive · Pharmaceuticals) · Media (Cinema · Television) · Mining · Science and technology · Telecommunications · Tourism · Transport (Airlines)

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Economy of Pakistan

History	Five-Year Plans

Banking and finance	Banking (List of banks) Pakistan Remittance Initiative

Communications	Currency Mailing (Postal codes Postage stamps) Telecommunications (Dialing codes Internet MNOs Telephone numbers) Trade unions

Transportation	Airlines Airports Bridges Railways Railway stations Ports Vehicle plates

Industry	Agriculture Arms Automotive Books and publishing Fishery Forestry Information technology Insurance Livestock Mining Media Pensions Pharmaceuticals Rice production Silk Tourism

Infrastructure	Buildings Education (Schools Universities) Healthcare (AIDS Hospitals) Housing Income Poverty Science and technology Water supply and sanitation (Dams) Water resources management

Energy	Electricity Fuel extraction Nuclear power Policy Power companies Power stations Renewable energy (Solar power Wind power)

Taxation	Federal Board of Revenue Tax on cash withdrawal

Institutions	Companies Islamabad / Karachi / Lahore stock exchanges Ministry of Commerce (Ministers) Ministry of Finance (Ministers) National Bank of Pakistan Planning Commission Research institutes Securities and Exchange Commission State Bank of Pakistan (Governors)

People	Billionaires Businesspeople Demographics Labour force (Child labour)

By province	Azad Kashmir Balochistan FATA Gilgit-Baltistan Islamabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab (Faisalabad Lahore) Sindh (Karachi)

See also	Foreign aid Foreign trade Glossary International ranking Sister cities Provinces by GDP Pakistanis by net worth Standard of living

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