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Regional Seminar
Bi-lateral FTAs, RTAs and Unilateral Liberalisation:
The South Asian Trade Highways
Monday, 24 March, 2008
BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka
Inaugural Session: 09.30-11.30
Bilateral FTAs in South Asia – Lessons for SAFTA
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Chairperson: Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka
Chief Guest: Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Honourable Commerce Adviser, Government of Bangladesh
Guest of Honour: Dr. Indrajit Coomarasawamy, Director, EAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, London |
09.30-09.35 |
Welcome Speech by Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM |
09.35-09.50 |
Presentation: “India-Sri Lanka Bilateral FTA: The Sri Lankan Perspective”
By Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka |
09.50-10.05 |
Presentation: “India-Nepal Trade Agreement: The Nepal Perspective”
By Mr. J. P. Agrawal, Vice President, Nepal Chamber of Commerce |
10.05-10.15 |
Designated Discussant: Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD, Dhaka |
10.15-10.20 |
Designated Discussant: Professor Indra Nath Mukherji, JNU, New Delhi, India |
10.20-10.25 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. Newaz Rajabdeen, President, FCCISL, Sri Lanka |
10.25-10.30 |
Designated Discussant: Dr. Binod Karmacharya, Economist, Nepal |
10.30-10.35 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS, India |
10.35-11.00 |
Open Discussion |
11.00-11.10 |
Speech by Guest of Honour |
11.10-11.20 |
Speech by Chief Guest |
11.20-11.30 |
Speech by Chairperson |
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11.30-11.45 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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Second Session:11.45-01.05 |
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Trading with India: Bilateral or Regional Arrangement? |
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Chairperson: Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka
Guest of Honour: Dr. Indrajit Coomarasawamy, Director, EAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, London |
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11.45-12.00 |
Presentation by Dr. Selim Raihan, Associate Professor, University of Dhaka |
12.00-12.05 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. Farooq Sobhan, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute |
12.05-12.10 |
Designated Discussant: Dr. Mostafa Abid Khan, Bangladesh Tariff Commission |
12.10-12.15 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. R.S. Ratna, Director of Commerce, Government of India |
12.15-12.20 |
Designated Discussant: Engr. M. A Jabbar, Former Vice President, FPCCI, Pakistan |
12.20-12.25 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. Manzur Ahmed, Adviser, FBCCI, Bangladesh |
12.25-12.55 |
Open Discussion |
12.55-01.05 |
Speech by Chairperson |
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01.05-02.00 |
Lunch Break |
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Panel discussion: 02.00-04.10 |
Bilateral FTAs, RTAs, and Unilateral Liberalisation: The South Asian Trade Highways |
Moderator: Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka
Panellists
Professor Rehman Sohan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka
Dr. Indrajit Coomarasawamy, Director, Economic Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat
Professor Indra Nath Mukherji, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Mr. S. N. Menon, Former Commerce Secretary, India
Mr. Ashraf Hayaat, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan
Mr. Gomi Senadhira, Director of Commerce, Government of Sri Lanka
Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Vice Chancellor, Millennium University and Former Economist, World Bank, Dhaka
Dr. Binod Karmacharya, Economist, Nepal |
02.00-03.20 |
Speech by the Panellists |
03.20-04.00 |
Panel discussion |
04.00-04.10 |
Sum-up by the Moderator |
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04.10-04.25 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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Book Launching Ceremony: 04.25-05.45
“Trade Development Poverty Linkages: Reflection from Selected Asian and Sub-Saharan African Countries (Volume I – Country Case Studies)”,
Edited by M. A. Razzaque and Selim Raihan
(Published by CUTS International India, Jaipur) |
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Chairperson: Dr. Quazi Shahabuddin, Director General, BIDS
Guest of Honour: Dr. Indrajit Coomarasawamy, Commonwealth Secretariat, London |
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04.25-04.40 |
Presentation of the Book: Dr. M A Razzaque,, Economic Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat and Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM |
04.40-04.45 |
Designated Discussant: Professor Atiur Rahman, Chairman, Unnayan Shamannay |
04.45-04.50 |
Designated Discussant: Dr. Abid Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI, Pakistan |
04.50-04.55 |
Designated Discussant: Mr. Navin Dahal, Executive Director, SAWTEE, Nepal |
04.55-05.15 |
Open Discussion |
05.15-05.25 |
Speech by Guest of Honour |
05.25-05.35 |
Speech by Chairperson |
05.35-05.45 |
Closing remarks and vote of thanks by Dr. Selim Raihan |
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