Innovation and Political Connections Affect Development Spending in Punjab
Development related funding is critical for the long-term growth of any country, but the allocation of funds between politicians and different areas can vary due to various factors.
Are All Pakistani Textile Firms Innovative?
With an extraordinary increase in access to information and new markets emerging in recent years, companies in developing countries experience a constantly changing landscape for their products.
Book launch - The Pakistani Diaspora
Center on International Migration, Remittances, and Diaspora (CIMRAD) organized a Book launch ‘The Pakistani Diaspora: Corridors of Opportunity and Uncertainty’ at the Lahore School of Economics.
Firms Experience Lower Growth, Investment
As Pakistan transitions from a low growth to a higher growth trajectory, the business community will have to take a leading role, especially for export promotion and employment generation.
What steps are needed to tackle the deterioration in Pakistan's trade balance and what are the expectations of the exporting sector firms about the impact of CPEC? : A Survey based of the Business Community of Lahore
There is an urgent need for the government to formulate a strategy to encourage local firms to expand and diversify their products and export markets, which is critical to stabilise the current balance of payments crisis in Pakistan.
Pakistan Experience with the 2006 Pak-China FTA and Lessons for CPEC
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China has had a significant impact on the amount of trade between the two countries.
Lahore School of Economics Collaborated with The World Bank to Organize the Launch of the World Bank Pakistan Development Update Spring 2017
Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to rise to a nine-year high in the current fiscal year and the growth rate will continue to surge in the coming financial years, the World Bank said in a report issued on Saturday.
Economy: Boom or Bust?
Speaking once at the Staff College in Lahore, I likened the performance of Pakistan’s economy to that of its cricket team: you never knew what would happen next!
Mass Transit Projects Increasing Air Pollution in Lahore
Air pollution has enmeshed the city of Lahore in its vicious claws primarily due to the ill-planned construction of mass transit projects like Lahore Orange Line Metro Train.
Instruments of Death
Biomedical waste comprises 15 percent of the total global healthcare waste. This has become an even bigger concern in developing countries like Pakistan where adequate waste management systems do not exist.