Opinion Articles
For a Song
The government is mulling the sale of shares in prime state-owned companies to foreign owners, and the rationale being provided is that the country must take desperate measures to avoid an imminent
August 1, 2022
Economic Affairs & National Development
Issue Papers
Traffic, Urbanisation & Road Safety: A Case Study of Pakistan
Recognising the severe challenge that traffic, urbanisation, and road safety pose for the country, the Government of Pakistan passed the ‘National Transport Policy of Pakistan 2018’ and ‘Pakistan National Road Safety Strategy<br
July 20, 2022
Opinion Articles
Stagflation
The world now faces the haunting specter of economic stagnation combined with relentless inflation, a dangerous situation often termed “stagflation” by economists. When prices are rising, but the economy
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May 31, 2022
Opinion Articles
The Opulence of Growth
Pakistan has calculated its previous period GDP growth to have nearly touched 6%, which is a remarkable feat given the litany of international headwinds that have included Covid-19 and the imbalanced post-Covid
May 27, 2022
Book Launch
Book Launch: Pandemics & Public Value Management
CASS Director (Economic Affairs & National Development) Dr Usman W Chohan’s fourth book, Pandemics & Public Value Management, explores various facets of the COVID-19 pandemic
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May 21, 2022
Opinion Articles
Internet of Things (IoT) and Pakistan’s Agriculture Sector
In recent years, the agriculture sector of Pakistan has been facing immense setbacks due to reasons including (but not limited to) rapid climate change, decrease in the water availability, depletion of natural
May 16, 2022
Opinion Articles
The Pivotal Islamic Development Bank
The 48th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which was held in Islamabad, laid an important and due emphasis on collective effort towards solving the problems of the Ummah as a whole,
April 5, 2022
Opinion Articles
Their Map, Our Territory
The former chair of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, attempted in his mea culpa, The Map and the Territory to explain why central banks failed to foresee the 2008 financial crisis,
March 8, 2022
External Publications
Public Value and Citizen-Driven Digital Innovation: A Cryptocurrency Study
Public value theory was conceived in a time before the far-reaching consequences of the digital era were fully realized, without sufficient explicit consideration
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February 28, 2022
Webinar
Central Bank Independence: Reformation or Deformation
Central Bank Independence (CBI) has become an important issue in Pakistan’s contemporary economic context. Globally, this subject has been debated at length, particularly after the 2008 Global Financial crisis.
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February 9, 2022
