The CNM Department of Economics at LUMS, the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre at LUMS, the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR), and Rizq are collaborating to host a workshop on the state of food security in Pakistan, bringing together perspectives from research, policy, and practice.

In collaboration with the Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Department of Economics and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre at LUMS, the Brown Bag series marked its return with a talk titled Incentivizing Lending to Women Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Vietnam by Dr. Russell Toth, an Associate Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney, Australia.

In collaboration with the Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Department of Economics and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre at LUMS, the Brown Bag series marked its return with the launch of The Shady Economics of International Aid. The author Dr. Saeed Ahmed is a former Senior Advisor for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board and a former Chief Economist at the State Bank of Pakistan. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

The Pathways to Development Conference returned for its fourth year in 2025 — spotlighting cutting-edge research in development economics. From inclusive growth and inequality to public finance, education, labor, land, and climate, the conference explored the economic foundations of equitable development and effective governance in South Asia.