Professor Ahmed M Khalid is a Visiting Professor of Economics at the CNM Department of Economics, LUMS. He also holds an Adjunct Professorship at UBD, Brunei Darussalam. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, USA. With a distinguished academic career, he has previously served at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (May 2015 – July 2024) including his appointment as Dean, UBD School of Business and Economics (July 2016 to June 2021). Throughout his career, Professor Khalid has held positions at prestigious institutions including the Bond Business School, Australia and the National University of Singapore. He has also worked as a visiting consultant for the World Bank and has been associated with various renowned universities and research institutions worldwide including the Asian Development Bank, UNDP, Ministry of Planning and Development, Pakistan, Washington and Lee University, USA, Maastrict University, the Netherlands, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and more. Professor Khalid’s research interests revolve around applied macroeconomics and monetary economics with a focus on FDI, financial reforms, East Asian Economies, regional integration and globalization. His contributions in the field of economics are extensive including publications in internationally acclaimed journals, chapters in books and consultancy reports. He has authored 2 books published by Edward Elgar Publishing Co., UK, and has edited 3 books on topics such as GFC, Globalisation, and Integration of D-8 Muslim countries. His forthcoming edited book by Springer, titled ‘Brunei’s Economic transition is a Shifting Global Asia’ is expected to be published in February 2025.