Research Associate

Awais Ali


Regional Connectivity & Integration

Awais Ali holds an MS in Economics from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, and specializes in regional connectivity and integration, global value chains, port management, transportation and logistics planning, trade facilitation, and CPEC-related economic research.

Pakistan
China
3+ Years of Experience
RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Regional Connectivity

Supply Chains

Port Management

Logistics Planning

International Trade

Trade Facilitation

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Coming Soon.
CONTACT & RESEARCH LINKS

PIDE, QAU Campus, Islamabad

PUBLICATIONS

Op-eds
Aug 2026

Every hour a container ship waits outside a port and adds to transport costs, delays exports, and weakens a country’s competitiveness. Now, ports are no longer judged…

Op-eds
Apr 2026

While there are hundreds of straits, only a few of them are real chokepoints due to their size or strategic importance for global trade and military movement…

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Op-eds
Aug 2026

Every hour a container ship waits outside a port and adds to transport costs, delays exports, and weakens a country’s competitiveness. Now, ports are no longer judged…

Op-eds
Apr 2026

While there are hundreds of straits, only a few of them are real chokepoints due to their size or strategic importance for global trade and military movement…

ACADEMIC JOURNEY

MS Economics
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
2022- 2025

BS Economics
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
2018- 2022