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Dr Qais Aslam

Prof. Dr. Qais Aslam is Ph.D in Economics from University of National & World Economy (Higher Institute of Economics), Sofia, Bulgaria and trained by Al Gore as Climate Leader. Currently, he is working as Professor of Economics at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore; Was the Former Chairman, Department of Economics at GC University (GCU), Lahore with 36 years teaching and research experience. Has written two books and numerous research articles in Journals, national & International conferences and newspaper on issues of Pakistan’s economy and is a regular participant to electronic media in the country and abroad (Dunia, Chennel %, Express News, GEO, BBC, Voice of America, Al Jazeera) on Pakistan’s socio-political and economic issues. He has also written short stories that are on the internet. He also participates actively as part of civil society on human rights and SDG related issue and is member of HRCP, Pakistan, WWF, Pakistan, PIDE, and PILA. Apart from School of Accounting & Finance, SAF, Business School, FOMS, and Department of Economics, FASS he has taught at different subjects of Economics at GCU, Lahore, MAO College, Lahore, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, NUML, Lahore, Department of Management, UVAS, Lahore PU, lahore and Punjab University Law College, Lahore. He has also given series of lecture on Economy of Pakistan at NIPA, Lahore, Staff College, Lahore, NIM, Islamabad and KIM, Musafarabad.

Federal Budget of Pakistan 2021-2022 – An Overview

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The goals of macroeconomic policies of any country including Pakistan are: 1. To ensure low unemployment (at Natural Rate of Unemployment) in the country 2. To ensure Price Stability (low inflation) in the country – inflation should be low enough to stimulate the demand side (creating consumer surplus) and high enough to stimulate the supply […]

Significance of digitization for Pakistan’s economy

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Since the advent of the internet, the computer and mobile technologies as well as the powerful tools like Google, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp etc. also with initiation of digital e-businesses like Amazon and Ali Baba, the face of world economics has changed. This change is more visible in this era of COVID-19 when countries have […]

Tax reform suggestions for budget 2021-2022

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Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on May 3, 2021 gave a policy statement on the economy and the IMF conditions, stating that, “IMF did injustice to Pakistan by asking the government of Pakistan to increase its electricity tariff, in order to reduce the circular debt, because this price hike is increasing inflation, had stopped the economy […]