Working Papers

This paper sheds light on the methodology of “Business Information Modeling (BIM)”and the benef1ts associated with it. It further represents the case studies regarding the usefulness of BIM in countries namely: UAE, Singapore,Dubai and Spain… View more

The role of infrastructure in economic development is of immense importance. Initial Infrastructure investment under China Pakistan Economic Corridor is US $ 13.58 billion out of US $ 46 billion. Our study has estimated the number of direct employment generated through CPEC and related infrastructure projects… View more

Special economic zones (SEZs) around the world are normally established with the aim of achieving various policy objectives: to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), to generate employment, and to experimental with economic reforms via zone-exclusive trade policies.[i] … View more

This concept note is the outcome of second workshop which was conducted in the centre of excellence, CPEC-SE Division from 18-23 December 2017 to strengthen the evidence base planning, intervention and CPEC impact assessment… View more

One of the OBOR pilot corridors out of the six corridors is CPEC. The CPEC has been initiated in 2013 and due to its speedy progress, CPEC is now vastly considered as the “flagship” project among the OBOR projects… View more

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a revolutionary project having remarkable implications for the economy and considered as fate changer of this region. The mega project of CPEC creates regional connectivity among Central and South Asian countries under the one belt one road (OBOR) initiative… View more 

SEZs are promoted around the globe mainly in less developed countries as a strategy to industrialize and to accelerate the economic growth. The growing number of zones are the evidence of this “second best”1 (Farole, 2010) and cornerstone (UNIDO, 2015) strategy for the country’s economic growth… View more

Pakistan economy is besieged on the export front for decades, which contributes to trade and current account deficits. Although the government has announced several industrialization policies in the past, but no significant change has been observed… View more