Dr. Siddiqui is a senior economist and scholar with diverse expertise in monetary economics, macroeconomics, finance, and international business. He is an internationally recognized scholar in policy oriented macroeconomic research which has been published in reputable journals and recognized by peers. He holds a PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University, Canada and an MA in Economics from University of Ottawa. Dr. Siddiqui has senior leadership and management experience in the banking sector. As the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Economist and Head of Strategic Planning at National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), he was the Lead Economist representing NBP in the $300 million “Banking Sector Reform Project” for Pakistan, financed by the World Bank. He has been a Research Consultant to Reserve Bank of New Zealand where his research on monetary policy and its effects on interest rates was utilized in policy considerations and was also published in international journals. He also served on the “Monetary Policy Task Force” at the State Bank of Pakistan. Dr. Siddiqui has valuable industry experience in the fertilizer and utilities sectors. Earlier he served in the New Ventures Division of Engro Chemicals as an Advisor on multimillion dollar joint venture projects between Engro and Japanese MNEs. He was the Senior Advisor on Financial Risk Management at Hub Power Company. Dr. Siddiqui also has many years of consulting experience as economic and financial consultant, management trainer, and research consultant in the oil and gas, utilities, banking and real estate sectors. He has been a management trainer to ABN AMRO Bank executives and also lectured the central bankers from South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand in the SEANZA Conference in 1994 held at the State Bank of Pakistan. Dr. Siddiqui has rich and varied academic leadership experience. He has taught at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and at various leading Canadian universities such as the University of Toronto, York University, Wilfred Laurier University and the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology etc. Dr. Siddiqui is also the Editor and Contributing Author of the book “India and South Asia: Economic Developments in the Age of Globalization” published by M.E. Sharpe Publishers New York, 2007. Dr. Siddiqui is a well cited scholar and he has published in such reputable journals as The World Economy (UK), Applied Economics (UK), Managerial Finance (UK), Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (USA) Applied Econometrics and International Development (Spain), International Economic Journal (Korea), New Zealand Economics Papers (New Zealand) etc. His research and comments on the economy have appeared in the Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan& Gulf Economist, South China Post, Washington Post, Financial Times and BBC etc. Dr. Siddiqui has served on the Editorial Boards of several international peer reviewed journals. He has supervised graduate theses at various universities and also been an external examiner for PhD theses in Economics. He was also involved as the Head Examiner for the Bankers Institute of Pakistan in 2001. Dr. Siddiqui has been a member of such think tanks as the Centre for Pacific Basin Studies (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) and the Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles Group (Connecticut). He has also recently held visiting positions as a Research Scholar at the University of Ottawa, Canada and University of Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Siddiqui’s contributions as a professional economist have been recognized by the Marquis Who’s Who.
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