Presentation on “The 2023 Digital Census and Other Data Sources” by Mr. Chaudhury Sajid Rasul, Director General, Punjab Bureau of Statistics at GIDS on 22nd March 2023

Mr. Chaudhury Sajid Rasul, Director General of the Punjab Bureau of Statistics visited the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics on 22nd March 2023. His presentation was based on the 7th Population and Housing Census of Pakistan by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Mr. Rasul presented the methodology used in designing the digital […]

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Remittances in March rise to $2.5bn — highest since August 2022

Published in The News on April 10, 2023 Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers, a major source of foreign exchange, rose to a seven-month high of $2.5 billion in March 2023 — an encouraging sign for the cash-strapped country. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in its monthly bulletin, on Monday stated that the inflow of workers’[…]