Month: November 2024

Dr. Moazzem serves as the Research Director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As an accomplished industrial economist with over 30 years of extensive experience, Dr. Moazzem has contributed to the field with more than 80 published works. His research covers a wide array of topics, including workers’ rights, social safety […]

Mr. Dahal is a Senior Research Officer at South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu, with key research interests in international trade and economic development. His work covers areas such as trade policy, trade and environment, non-tariff measures, LDC graduation, digital trade, paperless trade, migration and remittances, public finance, and development finance, among […]

Dr. Shakeela is a doctoral graduate from Curtin University, a former cabinet Minister in the Maldives and a dynamic and successful female entrepreneur in the Maldives. With over 30 years of extensive experience and expertise that spans diverse political, social, and economic environments she has played key roles in international negotiations on various global issues, […]

Ms. Tanaka is the Director and Head of ESCAP Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia Office, New Delhi since 2022. She  brings over twenty-five years of experience within the United Nations system. She most recently served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana and worked with UNDP in Guyana, Yemen, Timor-Leste, Pakistan, Benin, […]

Dr. Shrestha  is the Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise for Management, Economic Reform & Gender Equality (EMERGE) and an international expert on gender equality, social inclusion, and resilient and agile enterprises.  She has more than two decades of experience working in the private sector, national and international non-governmental organizations and international organizations. She currently works […]

Dr Kallummal is a Professor at the Centre for WTO Studies (CRIT, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), a Think Tank which provides negotiating input to the Department of Commerce and Head of Administration for the Centre for Research in International Trade (CRIT). He has a PhD specialising in Industrial Economics from JNU.  His PhD thesis […]

Professor Mustafizur Rahman is a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, where he previously served as Executive Director. Before joining CPD, Professor Rahman taught at the University of Dhaka. His recent work has focused on the macroeconomic, trade, and fiscal policies of Bangladesh, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation, the challenges associated […]

Dr. Kumar is the Director and Chief Executive of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), a New Delhi-based public-funded policy think-tank. In 2024, he was also appointed by the Government of India as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India. He is also a Non-Resident Senior […]

Dr. Nanda is an economist and a public policy analyst with more than two decades of experience in research, consulting and teaching. Currently, he is Director of the Council for Social Development, a social science think tank based in New Delhi. Earlier he was with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), CUTS International and National […]

Mr. Kharel is an economist working in in the areas of international trade and development. He has been with South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE)—a Kathmandu-based think tank—since 2007 and is currently its Executive Director. He has a PhD in Economics (University of Melbourne) with specialization in international trade and applied micro econometrics. […]