Inflation has altered the economic mood, and potentially reset the path of global and national economies worldwide for many years. Our article discusses 7 data points to highlight inflation's impact and its future effects ➡️

The success of Pakistan’s privatisation programme has remained limited to only generating $11 billion in sale proceeds, as the country could not achieve the post-privatisation objectives of improving efficiency and competition, says a new independent study tribune.com.pk/story/2387871/…

May this year be more peaceful, and brighter for Pakistan. 🇵🇰

Mehtab Haider YouTube I like your suggestion about CAA management transfer in a transparent manner. In our Privatisation paper we suggested it as well. Naseem Faraz

📢 #RASTA CGP 5.0 CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS 》Economic Governance & Development 》Investment & Exports 》Food & Agriculture 》Healthcare Management & Services For details, visit: pide.org.pk/rasta/cgp-5-0-… Deadline: 15th February 2023 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Nadeem Haque Ahsan Iqbal

PIDE Research Report on "Sectoral Total Factor Productivity In Pakistan" by Naseem Faraz, Omer Siddique and Asim Saeed. Nadeem Haque Nayab Ahsan Iqbal Naseem Faraz Omer Siddique #sustainabledevelopment #growth #GDP #Pakistan #economy pide.org.pk/research/secto…

Lawmakers should recognize both the growing importance of business R&D and the need to support it through a commonsense tax policy, namely a return to full and immediate expensing for R&D. ➡️ hubs.ly/Q01xHtfC0

Asian Economic Integration Report🔗: adb.org/publications/a… In ADB’s new report, we discuss how the right mix of policies and governance systems can make trade and investment part of the climate solution. Climate-smart policies we need to focus on ⬇️

PIDE research on productivity & related issues in Pak. pide.org.pk/research/total… pide.org.pk/research/the-d… pide.org.pk/research/secto… pide.org.pk/Research/PIDE-… World Bank South Asia tabadlab Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Nayab 𝔉𝔞𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔪 𝔍𝔢𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔦𝔯 Ahmed Waqar Qasim Nadeem Haque

I am often asked why Pakistan keeps going to the IMF. A whopping 23 programs shows we are addicted to the Fund’s tough love. In fact, we are the IMF’s most “loyal” customers (Argentina with 21 is no. two). By contrast, our Midnight twin, India has only ever been to the IMF once.

We proposed direct transfer mechanism and suggested possible reforms in the energy sector. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Shahbaz Rana Mehtab Haider Aoun Sahi Javed Iqbal

Trade and investment underpin the development story of Asia and the Pacific but have come with environmental costs.  The region needs to embrace climate-smart policies to ensure trade and investment can be part of the climate solutions: ow.ly/57Fe50MMGOT

Students affected by school closures during the pandemic are at risk of lower future productivity and decreased well-being. In this blog, my colleagues and I outline urgent steps to recover lost learning. READ ⬇️ blogs.adb.org/blog/these-6-u…

ADB’s journal, the Asian Development Review, is dedicated to publishing high-quality research on Asia and the Pacific’s development issues including globalization, inequality, structural transformation, and poverty. 🔗worldscientific.com/worldscinet/adr

Hi #EconTwitter & Econ RA Listings, I am looking for 1 Predoctoral Associate to join me at Università Bocconi for two years! Exciting new projects in #Finance, #Development & #PoliticalEconomy. Past associates are in PhDs at The University of Chicago, Kellogg School, Brown University & more. RT & apply!

South Asia will remain the best-performing subregion this year, driven by robust growth in India, which will be high both this year and next year. In contrast, we forecast growth to slow in Pakistan and contract in Sri Lanka. 🔗adb.org/outlook #ADO2023

The risks to Pakistan’s public debt remain high and any further exchange rate shock would persistently keep the debt above the sustainable level of 70% of the nation’s economy in the next three years, a Finance Ministry report revealed on Wednesday. tribune.com.pk/story/2413868/…

Women still face discrimination in hiring and compensation across Asia and the Pacific. ADB is committed to women’s empowerment and has pledged that 75% of its operations promote gender equality by 2030: ow.ly/yHh950NeUuV

We're thrilled to announce our latest research report "Engineering Horizons: The State of Industry in Pakistan" by Nadeem Haque ,@UsmanQEconomist Abid Rehman, Ph.D. & Mohammad Armughan Discover insights into Pakistan's engineering industry landscape Read now: pide.org.pk/research/engin…