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# CDPR

> The Consortium for Development Policy Research \(CDPR\) is a based research organization supported by the International Growth Center \(IGC\)\.

## Pages
- [Home](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/)
- [CDPR's Young Policy Scholar Programme](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/cdprs-young-policy-scholar-programme/)
- [Who We Are](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/who-we-are/)
- [Audit Statements](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/audit-statements/)
- [Pakistan Growth Story](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/pakistan-growth-story/)

## Posts
- [Why Do Some Industrial Clusters Upgrade While Others Stagnate? Lessons from Sialkot, Wazirabad and Gujranwala](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/why-do-some-industrial-clusters-upgrade-while-others-stagnate-lessons-from-sialkot-wazirabad-and-gujranwala/)
- [Water Management Challenges in Pakistan: A roadmap to Pakistan’s Water Infrastructure](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/water-management-challenges-in-pakistan-a-roadmap-to-pakistans-water-infrastructure/)
- [Why Climate\-Smart Technologies Remain Underutilized in Pakistan’s Agriculture](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/why-climate-smart-technologies-remain-underutilized-in-pakistans-agriculture/)
- [The Politics of Floods in Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/the-politics-of-floods-in-pakistan/)

## Insights For Change
- [FY26\-27 Budget: The Easy Part is Done, Now the Hard Work Begins](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights-for-change/fy26-27-budget-the-easy-part-is-done-now-the-hard-work-begins/)
- [Make It in Pakistan: Why Industry Is the Only Way Out](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights-for-change/make-it-in-pakistan-why-industry-is-the-only-way-out/)
- [Pakistan’s Experience with Exporting Complex Products](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights-for-change/pakistans-experience-with-exporting-complex-products/)
- [The Position of Pakistan in the Global FDI Network and Comparison with South Asia](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights-for-change/the-position-of-pakistan-in-the-global-fdi-network-and-comparison-with-south-asia/)
- [What Behaviour Change Communication Can and Cannot Do in Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights-for-change/what-behaviour-change-communication-can-and-cannot-do-in-pakistan/)

## Projects
- [Expanding Pakistan’s IT Footprint: Strategic Directions for International Market Access](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects/expanding-pakistans-it-footprint-strategic-directions-for-international-market-access/)
- [Boosting Pakistan's Agriculture and Food Exports](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects/boosting-pakistans-agriculture-and-food-exports/)
- [Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects/building-climate-resilience-in-agriculture/)
- [Development of Revised SME Policy for Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects/development-of-revised-sme-policy-for-pakistan/)
- [CDPR x FDL \(Role of Official Finance, Debt Sustainability, \& Cost Disease in Pakistan\)](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects/cdpr-x-fdl-role-of-official-finance-debt-sustainability-cost-disease-in-pakistan/)

## Our team
- [Ayesha Zaman](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/our-team/ayesha-zaman/)
- [Ijaz Nabi](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/our-team/ijaz-nabi/)
- [Zara Salman](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/our-team/zara-salman/)
- [Sabeen Khalid](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/our-team/eiva-arshad/)
- [Emun Hafeez](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/our-team/emun-hafeez/)

## Board of Governors
- [Naved Hamid](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/board-of-governors/zara-salman/)
- [Ijaz Nabi](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/board-of-governors/sajid-maruf-khan/)
- [Hadia Majid](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/board-of-governors/hadia-majid/)
- [Reehana R\. Raza](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/board-of-governors/reehana-r-raza/)
- [Ali Khan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/board-of-governors/ali-khan/)

## Fellows And Affiliates
- [Syed Turab Hussain](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/fellows-and-affiliates/turab-hussain/)
- [Mujtaba Piracha](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/fellows-and-affiliates/mujtaba-piracha/)
- [Kate Vyborny](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/fellows-and-affiliates/kate-vborny/)
- [Ijaz Nabi](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/fellows-and-affiliates/ijaz-nabi/)
- [Ali Tauqeer Sheikh](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/fellows-and-affiliates/ali-tauqeer-sheikh/)

## Partners
- [UK International Development](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/partners/ukaid/)
- [PIDE](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/partners/pide/)
- [Oxford](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/partners/oxford/)
- [London School of Economics](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/partners/london-school-of-economics/)
- [Addis Ababa University](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/partners/addis-ababa-university/)

## Lahore Policy Exchange
- [Addressing Gender Disparities in Pakistan's Climate Crises](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchange/addressing-gender-disparities-in-pakistans-climate-crises/)
- [Navigating a Changing World Order](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchange/navigating-a-changing-world-order/)
- [Breaking In, Moving Up: Expanding Pakistan’s Global Freelancing Footprint](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchange/breaking-in-moving-up-expanding-pakistans-global-freelancing-footprint/)
- [Unlocking Pakistan's Income Tax Potential](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchange/unlocking-pakistans-income-tax-potential/)
- [Learning in the Age of AI: What Comes Next?](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchange/learning-in-the-age-of-ai-what-comes-next/)

## Conferences
- [Climate Congress \- the Lahore Biennale](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences/climate-congress-the-lahore-biennale/)
- [MoU Signing with Beaconhouse National University \(BNU\)](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences/mou-signing-with-beaconhouse-national-university-bnu/)
- [G²LM\|LIC/Path2Dev/BREAD Conference on Development Economics 2025](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences/pathways-to-development-2025/)
- [MoU Signing with PLGA](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences/mou-signing-with-plga/)
- [MoU Signing with NEECA](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences/mou-signing-with-neeca/)

## Workshops
- [Shaping Punjab's Climate Agenda: Priorities, Evidence and Next Steps ](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops/shaping-punjabs-climate-agenda-priorities-evidence-and-next-steps/)
- [Agenda Setting for Agriculture and Climate Change \- Lahore](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops/agenda-setting-for-agriculture-and-climate-change-lahore/)
- [Access, Resilience, and Sustainability: Pathways to Food Security in Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops/access-resilience-and-sustainability-pathways-to-food-security-in-pakistan/)
- [Agenda Setting for Cities and Climate Change \- Karachi](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops/agenda-setting-for-cities-and-climate-change/)
- [Export\-led Growth and the Role of Tariff Reforms](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops/export-led-growth-and-the-role-of-tariff-reforms/)

## Newsletters
- [Climate\-smart agriculture in Gilgit Balitistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletters/climate-smart-agriculture-in-gilgit-balitistan/)
- [Information Alone will not close the Solar Adoption gap Among Pakistan's Small Manufacturers](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletters/information-alone-will-not-close-the-solar-adoption-gap-among-pakistans-small-manufacturers/)
- [Time, incentives, and the integrity of frontline health data](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletters/time-incentives-and-the-integrity-of-frontline-health-data/)
- [Expanding Pakistan’s IT Footprint](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletters/expanding-pakistans-it-footprint/)
- [Is minimum the maximum? The case of unbiased evasion estimates and tax recycling under informality](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletters/is-minimum-the-maximum-the-case-of-unbiased-evasion-estimates-and-tax-recycling-under-informality/)

## Podcast
- [Climate Change, Unequal Cities and the People Left Behind](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast/climate-change-unequal-cities-and-the-people-left-behind/)
- [Beyond Aid: Rethinking Development in Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast/beyond-aid-rethinking-development-in-pakistan/)
- [Land Rights for Women: The Promise and the Paradox](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast/land-rights-for-women-the-promise-and-the-paradox/)
- [The Future of Agriculture in Pakistan: What Really Drives Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast/the-future-of-agriculture-in-pakistan-what-really-drives-change/)
- [Justice Ayesha Malik on Rule of Law, Governance and True Cost of Weak Enforcement](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast/justice-ayesha-malik-on-rule-of-law-governance-and-true-cost-of-weak-enforcement/)

## Macrodata Monthly
- [Balance of Payments](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata/balance-of-payments/)
- [Quantum Index of Manufacturing](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata/quantum-index-of-manufacturing/)
- [Balance of Trade](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata/balance-of-trade/)
- [Imports](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata/imports/)
- [Exports](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata/exports/)

## Researchers
- [Mujtaba Piracha](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/researchers/mujtaba-piracha/)
- [Hasaan Khawar](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/researchers/hasaan-khawar/)
- [Aadil Nakhoda](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/researchers/aadil-nakhoda/)
- [Sara Hayat](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/researchers/sara-hayat/)
- [Syed Turab Hussain](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/researchers/syed-turab-hussain/)

## Authors
- [Muhammad Salman Hassan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/authors/muhammad-salman-hassan/)
- [Muneeb Adil](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/authors/muneeb-adil/)
- [Numair Liaqat](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/authors/numair-liaqat/)
- [Badar Khushnood](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/authors/badar-khushnood/)
- [Faiza Javed](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/authors/faiza-javed/)

## Macrodata Annual
- [Exchange Rate](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata-annual/exchange-rate/)
- [Annual Inflation](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata-annual/annual-inflation/)
- [Workers' Remittances](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata-annual/workers-remittances/)
- [Foreign Exchange Reserves](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata-annual/foreign-exchange-reserves/)
- [Balance of Payments](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata-annual/balance-of-payments/)

## Reports
- [Boosting Pakistan's Agriculture and Food Exports](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/reports/boosting-pakistans-agriculture-and-food-exports/)
- [Enhancing Pakistan's Competitiveness in Non\-textile and Non\-food Exports](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/reports/enhancing-pakistans-competitiveness-in-non-textile-and-non-food-exports/)
- [Understanding Federal Sales Tax Expenditures in Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/reports/understanding-federal-sales-tax-expenditures-in-pakistan/)
- [Pakistan Public Expenditures: Insights and Reflections](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/reports/pakistan-public-expenditures-insights-and-reflections/)
- [Pakistan's International Trade: The Potential for Expansion towards East and West](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/reports/pakistans-international-trade-the-potential-for-expansion-towards-east-and-west/)

## Data Sources
- [Pakistan Federal Budget](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data-sources/pakistan-federal-budget/)
- [Pakistan Economic Survey](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data-sources/pakistan-economic-survey/)
- [Air Quality Index](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data-sources/air-quality-index/)
- [State Bank of Pakistan](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data-sources/state-bank-of-pakistan/)
- [World Development Indicator](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data-sources/world-development-indicator/)

## Charts
- [Annual Imports \(Million USD\)](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/chart/annual-imports-million-usd/)
- [Forex Reserves \(Annual in Million USD\)](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/chart/forex-reserves-annual-in-million-usd/)
- [Mom % change in Prices](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/chart/mom-change-in-prices/)
- [Monthly Prices](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/chart/monthly-prices/)
- [Average Monthly PM 2\.5](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/chart/average-monthly-pm-2-5/)

## Categories
- [Pakistan Growth Story](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/category/pakistan-growth-story/)

## Tags
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/tag/highcharts/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/tag/highcharts-2/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/tag/highcharts-3/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/tag/highcharts-4/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/tag/highcharts-5/)

## Insights for change categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights_for_change_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights_for_change_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights_for_change_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights_for_change_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/insights_for_change_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Projects Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/projects_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Blog Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/blog_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/blog_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/blog_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/blog_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/blog_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Lhr Policy Exchange Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchan_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchan_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchan_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchan_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/lahore-policy-exchan_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Conferences Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/conferences_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Workshops Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/workshops_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Podcast Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/podcast_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Macrodata Categories
- [Trade](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_categories/trade/)
- [Prices](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_categories/prices/)
- [Energy](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_categories/energy/)
- [Air Quality](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_categories/air-quality/)
- [Balance of Payments](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_categories/balance-of-payments/)

## Newsletter Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)
- [Taxation](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_categories/taxation/)
- [Firms](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_categories/firms/)

## Newsletter Years
- [2021](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_year/2021/)
- [2022](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_year/2022/)
- [2023](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_year/2023/)
- [2024](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_year/2024/)
- [2025](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_year/2025/)

## Macrodata Categories
- [Prices](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_annual_categories/prices/)
- [Trade](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_annual_categories/trade/)
- [Balance of Payments](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/macrodata_annual_categories/balance-of-payments/)

## Newsletter Months
- [December](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_month/december/)
- [November](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_month/november/)
- [October](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_month/october/)
- [September](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_month/september/)
- [August](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/newsletter_month/august/)

## Report Categories
- [State](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/report_categories/state/)
- [Inclusive Growth](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/report_categories/inclusive-growth/)
- [Cities](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/report_categories/cities/)
- [Governance](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/report_categories/governance/)
- [Environment and Climate Change](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/report_categories/environment-and-climate-change/)

## Data Source Categories
- [Prices](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data_source_categories/prices/)
- [Air Quality](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data_source_categories/air-quality/)
- [All](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data_source_categories/all/)
- [World Bank](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/data_source_categories/world-bank/)

## Tags
- [chartjs](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/m-chart-library/chartjs/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/m-chart-library/highcharts-6/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/m-chart-library/highcharts-7/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/m-chart-library/highcharts-8/)
- [highcharts](https://www.cdpr.org.pk/m-chart-library/highcharts-9/)