Pakistan’s Economic Future: PIDE’s EconFest-2023 Set To Spark Dialogue & Insights

News Desk

Islamabad: By working together, we can attain the economic festival’s aims of fostering meaningful dialogues and generating insights into the economic challenges facing Pakistan, said Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Vice Chancellor Dr Nadeem ul Haque.

PIDE will hold the second two-day Economy Festival ‘EconFest-2023’ from October 28-29 at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in collaboration with the Research for Social Transformation and Advancement (RASTA) programme and the Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE).

The event will offer a unique opportunity for the broader public to engage directly with the genuine issues impacting the national economy.

It would bring together leading economists, public policy experts, practitioners, professionals, academicians, and prominent personalities from various fields to address Pakistan’s pressing economic challenges.

There would be no registration fee to participate in the festival and it would be open to all, PIDE said.

PIDE promises an experience with 33 partners, 27 sessions, over 200 experts sharing their insights, a vibrant cultural show, a cutting-edge tech exhibition, an inclusive academic exhibition, a literary journey at the book exhibition, excitements at the fun zone and delectable delights at the food court.

Students and faculty members from various universities– including LUMS, University of the Punjab, Arid Agriculture University, NUML University, SZABIST Islamabad, IMSciences Peshawar, FAST National University, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Riphah University, Quaid-i-Azam University, the National Incubation Centre for Aerospace Technology, Air University, Rawalpindi Women University, University of Haripur, Federal Urdu University, University of Wah, National Defence University, and Foundation University– are actively participating in the mega event.