Published Articles

Job Creation under CPEC: A Reality

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor umbrella intends to provide a structural transformation in the region of Pakistan. Before the initiation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project,...

CPEC a Debt Reliever, Not a ‘Debt Trap’ for Pakistan

China Daily, Beijing Yasir Masood works as a deputy director Media and Publications at CPEC-Centre of Excellence, Islamabad. He is also an Academic, a Foreign...

CPEC and ‘Third-Party’ Factor

The last five years illustrate an increase in China’s state and private enterprises investment in Pakistan. The internal changes that took place in China...

Working Papers

Aligning the Global Value Chains of China and Pakistan in the...

The traditional approaches to the integration of low-income countries have been the assembly of intermediate goods, which are generally produced in high-income countries, for...

Current Account Deficit of Pakistan and CPEC

Current account is one of the two components of balance of payments, the other being capital account. It comprises of net trade in goods...

Karachi Circular Railway in CPEC, Potential for CDM

In developing counties transport development is closely linked to economic progress, however in case of Pakistan the development of transport projects increase burden to...

Policy Briefs

Impact of CPEC on Climate Change – Policy Recommendations

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an ongoing mega development project which aims to connect Gwadar port of Pakistan to China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang...

Travel and Tourism Development in Pakistan under CPEC: Policy Recommendations

Travel and Tourism (T&T) sector is considered substantial to foster socio-economic activity. Growth of T&T sector generates both the direct,indirect and induced impacts like...

Guidelines for Sustainable Urban Transport under CPEC

Transport-related problems in mega cities of Pakistan have significantly increased in recent decades. Traffic congestion contributes to increased air and noise pollution, health problems,...