National economy suffers from five perennial ills: deficit; debt; black economy; lack of capacity for capital growth and negative effects of population expansion. Budget 2014-15 makes an attempt to mitigate all five, though in varying degrees. Government presented the budget amid rising unease amongst the general public that past year did not yield the promised …
PRESS RELEASE, June 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives, said that Pakistan is need of a long-term sustainable policy plan of action, and one that should not be interrupted owing to political considerations. Addressing a seminar titled, Grand National Dialogue on “Unlocking Pakistan’s Economic Potential,” organized …
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Major Takeaways One-day IPRI NATIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES (SESSION-I) on “Mainstreaming of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal Districts (KPTD), formerly FATA, into National/Political Architecture: Challenges and Solutions” and “Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Concerns, Reservations and Aspirations: Mainstreaming GB” February 28, 2019 In order to discuss pressing national issues within a single national strategic framework, it was proposed to hold a …
Post-Event Report Two-Day International Conference “Achieving Peace in Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects” Organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) In collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Islamabad At Serena Hotel, Islamabad May 10-11, 2017 Introduction Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Islamabad organized a two day International …
Introduction A two-day international conference on “Strengthening Peace and Cooperation in South Asia: Incentives and Constraints” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) on November 22-23, 2016 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The conference comprised of four working sessions in addition to inaugural and concluding sessions. …
Developing countries get loans from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral agencies in order to cover budget deficit and for development of the country. The external loans should not surpass 75 percent of total GDP and 350 percent of total export earnings. Otherwise, the sovereign would be considered a defaulter. Therefore, the debt should be …
NATIONAL CONFERENCE “Building Knowledge Based Economy in Pakistan: Learning from Best Practices” September 9-10, 2015 Organized by: IPRI and Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) on September 9-10, 2015 at Serena Hotel Islamabad. Objective: To evolve recommendations for creating and developing a knowledge-based economy in Pakistan. Salient Points: • Knowledge-based economy is an economy in which the …
Pakistan has reluctantly upped its defence budget for 2015-16 by 11 percent. Total defence outlay is Rs700. 2 billion as compared to Rs 627.2 billion allocated in the outgoing fiscal year, showing an increase of Rs 73 billion. The actual increase in defence expenditure is about 8% or Rs 63 billion when compared to the …
IPRI is one of the oldest non-partisan think-tanks on all facets of National Security including international relations & lawfare, strategic studies, governance & public policy and economic security in Pakistan. Established in 1999, IPRI is affiliated with the National Security Division (NSD), Government of Pakistan.
