IRBD 2002 : Dynamics of Labour
Markets in Bangladesh
CPD prepared the Interim IRBD 2002 on the eve of
the Paris Consortium Meeting held in April 2002.
Besides an assessment of the macroeconomic performance
of Bangladesh and the emerging crisis in Bangladesh's
external sector during the early months of FY2002,
the Interim IRBD also contained reviews of the PRSP
Exercise in Bangladesh and the 100-day Programme
of the Government. The Interim IRBD 2002 was presented
at a dialogue on Bangladesh and the Forthcoming
Development Forum on March 6, 2002.
The updated version of Interim IRBD was presented
at the June 13, 2002 dialogue on State of the Bangladesh
Economy and Budget Responses 2002.
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The thematic part of IRBD 2002 will focus on the
broad theme of Dynamics of Labour Markets in Bangladesh
and its Global Linkages.
CPD Brief on EEF for ICT Sector
CPD prepared a Policy Brief on Entrepreneurs Equity
Fund for the ICT Sector under the CPD programme
on Trade Policy and Monitoring the Impact of the
WTO. The policy brief was submitted to the Ministry
of Commerce.
The study suggested some important changes in the
operation of the fund and underscored the need to
set up venture capital funds to promote the emerging
ICT sector of the country. It may be mentioned that
some of the policy suggestions put forward in the
brief got reflected in the 2002-03 fiscal budget
of the country.
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In Brief
Oxfam (Great
Britain) team at CPD
A 22-member delegation of Oxfam-GB
visited CPD on June 20, 2002 as part of two-week
long training course on Policy Advocacy organised
by the Training Division of BRAC. The group, which
included mid-level and senior-level managers of
Oxfam-GB, exchanged views on public policy influencing
and policy advocacy with the CPD researchers.
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About CPD's
RDU
Ready and easy access to relevant
reference, information and data is important for
CPD's dialogue and research related activities.
To this end, CPD has set up a Reference and Documentation
Unit (RDU) in 2000. The RDU is putting special
emphasis on policy documents, unpublished reports
and other fugitive materials. Information generated
through CPD's dialogue programmes and its research
activities are also being systematically catalogued
at the RDU under the CDS/ISIS Programme introduced
by the UNESCO.
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Upcoming Events
of CPD
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•Dialogue on Health Sector Programme in Bangladesh:
Promoting Participation and Gender Equity. The dialogue,
slated for July 8, 2002 at the CIRDAP Auditorium,
Dhaka, is to be organised in collaboration with
Columbia University, USA.
•Dialogue on Promoting Rural Non-farm Economy:
Is Bangladesh Doing Enough? will be held on July
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Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in collaboration
with the DFID.
•Dialogue on Forestry, Forest Biodiversity
& Governance: Looking for a Pro-people Policy.
CPD will be held on July 31, 2002 at the CIRDAP
Auditorium, Dhaka in collaboration with the USAID.
•Dialogue on Corporate Responsibility in Bangladesh:
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jointly organised by CPD and the TERI-UK on August
4, 2002 at the CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka.
•CPD will provide technical support to the
Asian Conference on Population and Developmnt to
be held during September 22-23, 2002. This input
will be povided under the CPD-UNFPA programme on
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Published by
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House 40C, Road 11, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka
Mailing Address : GPO Box-2129, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Tel : 880 2 8124770, 880 2 9141734, 880 2 9141703, Fax
: 880 2 8130951
E-mail:cpd@bdonline.com; Website:www.cpd-bangladesh.org
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