CPD Policy brief on Entrepreneur's Equity Fund

As par of its efforts to contribute to GOB policy making, CPD has prepared a policy brief on Entrepreneur's Equity Fund for Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The title of the brief is Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF): A Review from the Perspective of Making IT Work. The brief comes up with a number of recommendations to ensure greater and more effective use of the EEF facility. The brief was subsequently submitted to the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Science and ICT and Bangladesh Bank.

CPD-UNDP study on Capacity Development

CPD in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has completed a research study on Technical Cooperation for Capacity Development. This cross-country study envisages to review the current profile of technical cooperation (TC) in some of the recipient countries and identify the major areas which continue to undermine the efficacy of Technical Assistance (TA) to developing countries. The Bangladesh country study undertaken by the CPD puts forward a number of concrete suggestions relating to the design and implementation of TAs in the context of Bangladesh.
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Interim IRBD2002

The Interim IRBD2002 was prepared in view of the context of the Bangladesh Development Forum held in March, 2002. The Interim IRBD made an assessment of the macroeconomic performance of the economy and also the external sector during the first half of FY2002 and highlighted the key areas of concern in the context of the Development Forum. Given the strategic importance of the PRSP exercise for Bangladesh economy over the next years, the Interim IRBD also undertook an assessment of the PRSP process and design. The three chapters of the Interim IRBD are (i) State of Bangladesh Economy in FY2002: An Early Assessment; (ii) The Emerging Crisis in Bangladesh's External Sector; and (iii) Bangladesh Food Situation in FY2002. IRBD2002 is being finalized at present.

Publications

Bangladesh Unnayan Bitorko: Neeti Songlaper Aloke

CPD has published a volume of dialogue reports titled Bangladesh Unnayan Bitorko: Neeti Songlaper Aloke (vernacular) in February 2002. The price of this 280-page offset print volume is Tk. 400.00. The volume is a compendium of CPD dialogues held at different times on such issues of developmental interest as macroeconomic performance, investment, infrastructure development, world trade and regional cooperation.

Bangladesh Development Debates: Perspectives from Policy Dialogue

CPD has published another compendium of its dialogue reports, in English, titled Bangladesh Development Debates: Perspective from Policy Dialogue in February 2002. The price of the book is Tk. 695.00.