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From
the Research Division
Trade and Environment
CPD has prepared a study on Environmental Impact of Trade-Related
Policies on the Marine Fisheries Sector in Bangladesh for the
Economics and Trade Unit (ETU) of the United Nations Environmental
Programme (UNEP), Geneva. The study has examined the implications
of various trade-related policies on the marine fisheries sector
of the country and has identified a set of policy measures for
promoting sustainable use of Bangladesh's marine resources.
The study was jointly prepared by Dr Fahmida A Khatun, Dr Debapriya
Bhattacharya and Professor Mustafizur Rahman.
CPD
Research Fellow Dr Fahmida A Khatun has prepared a study titled
Post-Doha Developments in Trade and Environment in the WTO
which deals with some of the key issues of Bangladesh's interest
in the emerging area of trade and development in the global
multilateral trading system. This study, which will constitute
a chapter on the forthcoming book on From Doha to Cancun,
has been carried out as part of the CPD's Trade Policy Analysis
(TPA) programme.
WTO
Issues
Research Director Professor Mustafizur Rahman is currently
working on the paper on Ongoing Negotiations on Market Access:
Bangladesh's Concerns and Interests. This paper is also being
prepared under CPD's Trade Policy Analysis (TPA) programme.
As
part of CPD's programme to contribute to Bangladesh's policy
stance at the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the WTO in Cancun,
CPD prepared four Policy Briefs on: (i) The Issue of Trade,
Debt and Finance in the WTO: Bangladesh's Interests and Concerns;
(ii) Market Access Issues in the Context of the Doha
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Development
Round: Bangladesh's Interests and Concerns; (iii) Trade and
Transfer of Technology in the WTO Agreements: Bangladesh's Interests
and Concerns; and (iv) Post Doha Negotiations on Agreement on
Agriculture: Issues of Concerns and Interests for Bangladesh.
These reports were submitted to the Ministry of Commerce. The
reports were prepared by an expert team at CPD which included
Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Dr Uttam
Kumar Deb, Ms Sharmin Farhana Rahman and Mr Kazi Mahmudur Rahman.
Interim
IRBD 2003
In May 2003 CPD completed its work on preparation of the Interim
IRBD 2003 which is a mid-term evaluation of the state of the
Bangladesh economy focusing on the performance of the economy
during the first nine months of Fiscal Year 2003. The Interim
IRBD 2003 included the following chapters: State of the Bangladesh
Economy 2002-2003, Poverty Reduction Strategy for Bangladesh:
A CPD Review of the IPRSP Draft, and Impact of Iraq War on
Bangladesh Economy. The studies were carried out by a CPD
research team which included Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Professor
Mustafizur Rahman, Dr Ananya Raihan and Dr Uttam K Deb.
ICT
CPD Research Fellow Dr Ananya Raihan has completed a study
on Evaluation of www.bangladeshgovernment.info and Development
and Operationalisation of Trade Portal. The report has been
prepared for and submitted to the Ministry of Commerce, Government
of Bangladesh.
GCR
2003-2004
CPD has completed a survey of a large number of business establishments
to elicit data for its contribution to the Global Competitiveness
Report (GCR) 2003-2004. CPD is collaborating with the World
Economic Forum in preparing this Report.
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CPD
Professionals Overseas
Professor Rehman Sobhan
Professor
Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, CPD, and Executive Director,
SACEPS attended the following events during the April
- June period:
•
SACEPS Board Meeting at Rausing Executive Centre, Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS) held in Lahore
on May 20, 2003.
•SACEPS
Meeting held during May 21-22, 2003, in Lahore at the
Rausing Executive Centre, LUMS. He made a presentation
on Post-Doha Negotiations in the WTO: Advancing the
Interests of South Asian Countries at the meeting.
Dr
Debapriya Bhattacharya
The
Executive Director of CPD Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya
attended a conference on The Coherence and Impact of
Rich Countries' Policies on Developing Countries, as
a resource person. The meeting was organised by the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) in Paris during June 21-25, 2003.
Professor
Mustafizur Rahman
CPD
Research Director Professor Mustafizur Rahman is currently
at the Yale University, USA as a Visiting Fellow under
the Fulbright Fellowship Programme. During his tenure
at Yale (May - August '03) Professor Rahman will conduct
research on the Impact of US Trade
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and
Development Act 2000 on Bangladesh's Export-oriented
Apparel Sector.
Dr
M Rahmatullah
Dr
M Rahmatullah, Programme Director, CPD and Senior
Advisor to the Executive Director, SACEPS, attended
the SACEPS Board Meetings held during May 19-22, 2003
at the Rausing Executive Centre, LUMS, Lahore.
Anisatul
Fatema Yousuf
Anisatul
Fatema Yousuf, Head (Dialogue & Communication
Division), CPD participated in the workshop on Maximising
Civil Society's Contribution to Democracy and Development
in New Delhi, India, held during May 6-8, 2003. The
workshop was organised by The Commonwealth Foundation.
Dr
Uttam Kumar Deb
Dr
Uttam Kumar Deb, Research Fellow, CPD participated
in the following seminars during April - June, 2003:
•
Workshop on Analysis of Trade Liberalization for Poverty
Alleviation jointly organised by the Council for Agricultural
Research Policy (CARP), World Bank Institute (WBI)
and the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) during April 21-25, 2003. Dr Deb made a presentation
on Liberalisation of Rice Trade: Can Bangladesh Withstand
Regional Competition? at the seminar.
•
Dr Deb made a presentation on Bangladesh Country Study
at the Regional Consultation on Trade and Human Development:
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Geographical Indications
- What is at Stake in Cancun? The meeting was organised
by the Asia Trade Initiative/UNDP, Vietnam during June
16-17, 2003.
Dr
Fahmida Akter Khatun
CPD
Research Fellow Dr Fahmida A Khatun participated in
the following events during the second quarter of 2003:
•
A workshop on Brainstorming on Asian Countries' Trade
Interests and Capacity Building Needs in the Framework
of the Cancun Ministerial and Beyond held at the Institute
of Trade and Development (ITD), Bangkok, during June
4-6, 2003. The event was jointly organised by ITD, UNCTAD,
ADB and Asia Trade Initiative/UNDP.
•
Seminar on Regional Consultation on Trade and Human
Development: Agriculture, Fisheries and Geographical
Indications - What is at Stake at the WTO Ministerial
in Cancun? Dr Fahmida took part as a designated discussant.
The Asia Trade Initiative/UNDP, Vietnam organised the
conference during June 16-17, 2003.
Kazi
Mahmudur Rahman and
Sharmin Farhana Rahman
Kazi
Mahmudur Rahman and Sharmin Farhana Rahman, Research
Associates at CPD, are currently attending a six week-long
training programme on Trade Policy Analysis (TPA) at
the Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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