Message from Director CBER
Dr. Junaid Alam Memon | Director CBER

Message from Director CBER
Dr. Junaid Alam Memon | Director CBER

Pakistan has lost seven decades to extremely volatile and directionless economic growth. The country confronts unemployment, lack of opportunities, declining total factor productivity, low savings and investment rates, international trade deficit and balance of payment issues, rising debt to GDP ratio, incompetence, poor governance, and corruption on one hand and the vulnerability to negative impacts of climate change on the other. While these concerns are frequently echoed in public expressions, business communities demands and various echelons of public policy making, the death of data and evidence-based understanding often hamper the progress.

The IBA’s School of Economics and Social Sciences established the Centre for Business and Economics Research (CBER) in 2016 to facilitate economic research and help the School and IBA to play its role in the social, economic, and sustainable development of the nation. Catering the needs of public, business communities and public policymakers, CBER brings together the school’s constellation of social sciences, economics and humanities scholars and explores these issues in an interdisciplinary perspective. Read More