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Mainstreaming International Trade into National Development
Some Perspectives from South Asia
February 1, 2009, Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Dhaka
Organised by
South Asian Netwrok on Economic Modeling (SANEM),
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CUTS International, India |
| 0930-1030 |
Inaugural Session |
Welcome Address |
Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM
Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS International |
Guest of Honour |
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka |
Chief Guest |
Col (Rtd.) Faruk Khan, Honorable Minister of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh |
1030-1100 |
Tea/Coffee |
1100-1300 |
Globalisation and the Poor: Current State of Affairs in South Asia |
Chair |
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka |
| Speakers |
Sugata Marjit, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata
Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM
Vaqar Ahmed, Economist, Planning Commission, Pakistan
Shiv Raj Bhatt, Trade Policy Analyst, Ministry of Commerce, Nepal |
1300-1400 |
Lunch |
1400-1600 |
Political Economy of Trade Liberalisation in South Asia |
Chair |
Abid Suhleri, Executive Director, SDPI, Islamabad |
| Speakers |
Atiur Rahman, Executive Chairman, Unnayan Shamannay, Dhaka
Pramod Dev, Policy Analyst, CUTS International
Subhashini Abeysinghe, Economist, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Nazneen Ahmed, Reaserch Fellow, BIDS, Dhaka |
1600-1630 |
Tea/Coffee |
1630-1800 |
Future Work on Globalisation and the Poor in South Asia |
Chair |
Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD, Dhaka
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| Speakers |
Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS International
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, IPS, Colombo
M. A. Razzaque, Economic Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat |
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A Southern Agenda on Global Trade Governance
Some Views and Concerns from South Asia
February 2, 2009, Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Dhaka
Organised by
South Asian Netwrok on Economic Modeling (SANEM), and
CUTS International, India |
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0930-1100 |
Opening Session |
Chair: |
Bazlul Haque Khondker, Chairman, SANEM |
Welcome Address |
Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM
Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS International
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Speakers |
Mustafizur Rahman, Executive Director, CPD, Dhaka
Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute, Dhaka
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, IPS, Colombo
Tariq Sayeed, President, SAARC CCI, Pakistan
Yann Duval, Deputy ARTNeT Coordinator, UNESCAP |
1100-1130 |
Tea/Coffee |
1130-1330 |
Common South Asian Positions on Institutional Reforms in Global Trade Regime |
| Chair |
Farooq Sobhan, President, BEI, Dhaka |
Speakers |
R.S. Ratna, Professor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director, IPS, Colombo
Posh Raj Pandey, Chairman, SAWTEE, Nepal
Ayub Mehar, Director General (R & D) FPCCI, Pakistan |
1330-1430 |
Lunch |
| 1430-1630 |
Role and Responsibilities of South Asian Countries in Global Trade Governance |
| Chair |
Rajesh Chadha, Senior Fellow, NCAER, India |
| Speakers |
M. A. Razzaque, Economic Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat
Saikat Sinha Roy, Jadavpur University, India
Nawaz Rajabdeen, Vice President SAARC CC, Sri Lanka
Chatrini Weeratunge, UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo |
| 1630-1700 |
Tea/Coffee |
| 1700-1800 |
Future Work on a Southern Agenda on Global Trade Governance |
| Chair |
Shree Krishna Shrestha, President. Pro Public, Nepal |
| Speaker |
Pranav Kumar, Policy Analyst, CUTS International
Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM
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