2018

November 2018

    1. URDU: Getting a Real Education. Thursday 3rd Nov - Lecture to PIDE students about how economics education is seriously wrong.

October 2018:

1. L8 Adv Macro: Explaining the Great Depression -- Examines, Keynes, Fisher, Friedman alternative explanations

Aug 2018

    1. 11 Aug: Talk at IBA: Islamic Knowledge & Action

    2. Teacher Training for Intro Stats: (similar to IBA Talk above) -- Differences between Islamic and Western approaches to Education

    3. Teacher Training for Intro Stats: Concluding Session -- Feature of Course, and How We should Teach it and other Islamic Courses.

    4. 28th Aug: Talk at AIOU: Knowledge as Guide to Action

May 2018

1. Fri May 4th, Macro-Monetary Workshop at PIDE: The Urgent Importance of Understanding Global Financial Architecture.

2. Mon May 14th: NIM Peshawar Training for Senior Govt Officials: A: What is Development? and B: Global Financial Architecture.

April 2018

1. Asking the Wrong Question: How to raise Tax Receipts & Revenue? “Pre-Budget Seminar” arranged by Express Media Group. Venue: Shamadan Hall (I & II) Serena Hotels, Islamabad. Tuesday, April 03, 2018 at 11:00 am

2. Peace and Growth, Seminar by NACTA – National Counter-Terrorism Agency, Wednesday, April 4th, at Serena Hotel.

3. Making Radical Changes in Teaching Economics & Econometrics. Managements, Stats and Math, EcExtensive Talk at Ibn-Haldun University to Econ & Mgt Faculty and Students, at invitation of Recep Senturk & Fuat Erdal. - Thursday 5th April 2018

4. Islamic Models of Entrepreneurship and Management -- (Slides from Dr. Shahid Qureshi for Entrepreneurship Plus Model) -- at invitation of Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Dean MBA, Istanbul Sehir Univeristy, on Friday 6th April 2018

5. Welcome Address, (10m) at Istanbul University, 6th Workshop on Islamic Economics: Methodology for Islamic Economics. (Video in Turkish linked)

6. Third Generation Islamic Economics - 25m Talk at Istanbul University, IKAM, 6th Workship, as above.

7. Apr 19th - Keynote at FJWU on Philosophy and Techniques for Quantitative Research

8. Apr 20th - Lecture QAU students at AR Kemal on a Realistic Approach to Econometrics, PIDE.

January 2018

1. Attended the Monetary Policy Committee of SBP meeting at SBP Main building Karachi on January 26, 2018 -- rate increase to 6%

2. Fri 26 Jan 2018: Talk at IBA -- Islamic Approaches to Knowledge

3 Lecture delivered on “Research Methods” at PPMI, Islamabad -- (recording available) -- 22 Jan 2018.

4. Attended the 1st Steering Committee of Center of Excellence of CPEC held in the Committee room, 2nd floor, MoPD&R, Islamabad on January 18, 2018.

5. Attended the meeting of National Steering and Coordination Committee (NSCC) of the Project titled “Young Development Fellow Program” of MoPD&R held in Conference room, 3rd floor, MoPD&R, Islamabad on January 17, 2018. Approved Selection

6 Attended the 21st Vice Chancellor Committee meeting attended through video link from PIDE on January 4, 2018 -- debate between Federal/Provincial HECs

7 Key note speaker at the launching ceremony of “CPEC Quarterly” magazine and Center of Excellence of CPEC at ‘P’ Block Auditorium, MoPD&R, Islamabad on January 04, 2018. (not recorded by me)

8 "”Building Genuine Islamic Financial Institutions": Talk to M. Phil Economics and Finance students at A.R. Kemal room, PIDE on January 3, 2018.