CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) OF DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS FOR MACRO ECONOMIST

1. Proposed role in the project: Senior Economist Macroeconomist
Category: 1
Staff of <name of the firm> Not Applicable
2. Family name:DAS

First names: TARUN KANTI

3. Date of birth: 19 August 1947

Passport holder:

INDIA

4. Permanent Residential Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. India.
Telephone No.: (91-11) 25884540 Mobile: (+91) 9818024569 Skype: tarun.das58
E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com Google Search: tarun das, economic adviser

5. Education:
Institution [ Date from Date to ]
School of Economic and Social Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977)

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained

Ph.D. (Economics) 1977, Impact of Demographic Transition on
Poverty & Inequality in USA, UK, India, Sri lanka & Bangladesh
(An Econometric and Statistical Decomposition Analysis)

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West

Bengal, India (Sep 1967-Sep 1969)
Presidency College, University of Calcutta,
West Bengal, India (July 1964-June 1967)

MA ( Economics) 1969, First Class, with Econometrics,

Statistics and Math. Economics as Special Papers
BA Hons (Economics) 1967, First Class First, with
Statistics and Mathematics as Accompanying Papers

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Other Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 were obtained]:
Training on computer programming, University of East Anglia, England, May-July 1975.
Workshop on External Debt, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
Workshop on Budgeting, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.
Study Team on Economic Crisis, Asian Productivity Council, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec 1998.

7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language
English
Hindi
Bengali

Reading
1
1
1

Speaking
1
1
1

Writing
1
1
1

8. Membership of professional bodies:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

Member, Indian Economic Service Assocation,

Member, Indian Econometric Society
Life Member, Indian Economic Association,
Life Member. Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,
Life Member. Global Management Teachers Consortium (MTC)
Referee, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Referee, African Journal on International Marketing Management.

9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Very efficient in working with MSWORD, MSEXCEL, MS POWER POINT, SPSS, XLSTAT and EVIEWS7 for Econometric Applications

10. Present position: International Consultant (Public Financial Management Refors)

Years within the firm: Not Applicable
11. Key qualifications: (Relevant to the project)
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I have more than 40 years experience as Government Macroeconomist and Public Financial
Management (PFM) Expert with specialisation in:
Macro-Fiscal and Macro-econometric Modeling, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Monitoring and
Analysis of macroeconomic trends, developments and leading economic indicators;
Short-term and Medium Term Forecasting of inflation, interest rates and exchange rates and
analysis of factors affecting changes in inflation, exchange rate and interest rates;
Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Line Ministries and various Sectors;
Identification, formulation of economic and public finance reforms; and monetary-financialbudgetary-taxation-pricing policies for poverty reduction and growth;
Costing and pricing of goods and services under government control and distribution;
Development of PFM Reforms, Strategies and Development Projects and Programs for
financing by budget support from donors;
Analysis and evaluation of fiscal, monetary, financial sector development & performance;
Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programs;
Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities;
Organizing and conducting capacity development training programs and multi-stakeholders
workshops on above mentioned subjects.
Worked as a Macroeconomist, Macro-econometric Modeling Expert and PFM Consultant to
the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat,
IMF, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR, UNSIAP in 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .
Have various publications on macro-econometric modeling, macroeconomic forecasting, impact
analysis, PFM reforms, pricing methodologies, Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects,
management of public debt and poverty reduction programs;

Possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, econometric modeling, policy planning,
training, and conducting policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholders.

12. Specific country experiences:

Country
Ethiopia
The Gambia
Senegal
Multi Country
Dubai
Bangladesh
Maldives
Nepal
Uzbekistan
England, UK
Mongolia
India
Japan
Malaysia
Cambodia and
Lao PDR
Indonesia
Samoa
USA
Philippines
Switzerland

Organisation
UN Economic Commission for Africa
AfDB and Min of Finance, Gambia
Global Development Network
ADB and CAREC Countries
Min of Finance, Govt. Of the Dubai
World Bank, EU/DFID and Min of Fin
ADB and Min of Finance, Maldives
ADB and Nepal Rastra Bank
World Bank Resident Office
Commonwealth Secretariat
ADB and Min of Finance
Govt of India & Academic Institutes
UN Stat Inst for Asia and Pacific

China

Internl Centre for Eco & Tech. Exchang

May 1995

Thailand
Philippines

UN-ESCAP (2 weeks every year)

ADB (2 weeks very year)

1991-2005
1990-1995

Malaysian Inst. for Economic Research

UNESCAP and Ministry of Finance of

the respective countries
UNITAR and Min of Finance
UN-ESCAP and Min of Fin
IMF and UNDP
World Bank and Min of Finance
UNCTAD, Geneva

Date from - Date to

Oct-Dec 1998
Dec 2008-Nov 2010
January 2005
Nov 2015-June 2016
May-Oct 2015
Jan 2011-June 2014
Dec 2010
Sep-Oct 2009, Apr-May 2010
Oct-Nov 2008
July-Sep 2008
June 2007-July 2008
July 1970-May 2006
August 2007
Dec 2006
Feb 2006
Dec 2005
Sept 2005
Feb 2005
Jan-Mar 2003
July 1993, Jul 1994, Jul 1995

13. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment
held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment: dates of employment, name of
employing organization, positions held.]:
Date from Date to
& Location
Nov 2015 to April
2016,
Multi-Country
(CAREC
Countries)

Company & reference person

(name & contact details)
ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional
Eco. Co-operation, through PWC India Limited,

Sambit Kumar Dash, Sr. Manager, PWC

Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com

Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Public Financial Management Expert [Macroeconomic Forecasting for
assessment of Macroeconomic Stability,
Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for CAREC Countries]

Description of Major Tasks Performed: Prepared a Report on Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and
Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal and Financial Viability and Public and External Debt Sustainability
for each of CAREC Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
May-Oct 2015,
Dubai, UAE

Department of Finance, Government of Dubai,

Dubai, UEA.
Peter Winglee, Senior PFM Specialist
Email: pjwinglee@gmail.com

Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic

Forecasting Expert [Macroeconomic
Forecasting & Revenue Mobilisation ]

Description of Major Tasks Performed: (1) Produced various reports on medium term macroeconomic and
revenue forecasting; (2) Prepared medium term budget, and papers on Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework
and Fiscal Strategy for the government of Dubai; (3) Prepared guide books and conducted multi-stake-holders
Workshops on macroeconomic forecasting.
Jan 2011
June 2014,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh

World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor

(DFID/EU/ Netherlands/ Denmark/ Canada)
Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term
Budget Framework (DMTBF) and Strengthening
Financial Accounting, MOF, Govt of
Bangladesh, Finance Division, Min of Finance,
Dr. Reza Kibria, Project Coordinator,

Technical Expert (Strategic Planning and

Budgeting, M&E, Debt Management)
conducted capacity development training
and multi-stakeholders workshops on these
subjects,

drrezakibria@gmail.com
Tel: +880-1711527627
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Macroeconomic modeling and forecasting, analysing macroeconomic trends and developments,
(b) Analyzing factors for inflation and changes in exchange rates and interest rates and short-term and
medium forecasting of prices, interest rates and exchange rates;
(c) Formulation, execution, and result-based monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic policies; programs
and plans and impact of socio-economic policies on macroeconomic performance;
(d) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and budgets for line ministries such as Agriculture,
Education, Power, Transport, Local Governments and Social Welfare;
(e) Linking National Development Plans with Medium term strategic plans for line ministries;
(f) Preparation of policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(g) Preparation of medium term macroeconomic framework, budget strategies and fiscal policies;
(h) Formulated strategies and work plans for projects financed by the ADB, EU, IMF,WB and UNDP.
(i) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and formulation of medium term debt strategy;
(j) Preparing guidelines/ manuals on the above mentioned subjects, and conducting Training and Workshops
for capacity building of the multi-stakeholders;
(k) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, strategic planning and budgeting,
debt management, M&E etc. (see list of papers given in the Annex).
Dec 2008Nov 2010
(20 months,
intermittent),
Banjul,
the Gambia

African Development Bank Funded Project on

Institutional Support for Economic and Financial
Governance, Min of Finance and Eco Affairs,
Mod. K. Secka,
Permanent Secretary (Deputy Minister),
Msecka40@hotmail.com

Macroeconomic Adviser
[Macroeconomic forecasting, and Medium
Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting)

Date from Company & reference person

Position Held
Date to
(name & contact details)
[Major Tasks]
& Location
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Supported Economic Monitoring and Planning Unit (EMPU) in the Ministry of Finance for Macroeonoimetric
Modeling, Macroeconomic Forecasing, Monitoring and Analysing Economic Trends and Developments,
Analysis of factors affecting inflation and changes in exchange rate and interest rates, monoting and
evaluation of overall economic, fidcal, financial performance;
(b) Supported Ministry of Finance for formulation of macroeconomic and fiscal-monetary-pricing policies for
povery and inequality reduction and accelerating employment and growth;
(c) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and budgets for line ministries such as Agriculture,
Education, Health, Trade and Industry, Labor and Employment;
(d) Supported EMPU in the Ministry of Finance for idntification and evaluation of EU-AfDB-World Bank funded
projects and programs for development of roads and social sectors,
(e) Prepared policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(f) Prepared medium term macroeconomic framework, budget strategy and fiscal policy papers;
(g) Prepared Monthly Economic Reports for the Gambian Economic and Fiscal Developments;
(h) Conducted public debt sustainability analysis and formulated medium term debt strategy;
(i) Provided support for preparation of Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for IMF and
Project Proposals financed by donors such as AeDB, World Bank and UNDP.
(j) Designed and conducted multi-stakeholders training programs and workshops on these topiccs.
(k) Prepared reports on macroeconomic forecasting & debt sustainability modeling (see Annex).
Sep-Oct 2009 &
Apr-May 2011,
Kathmandu, Nepal

ADB funded project on Macro-economic

Modelling , Nepal Rastra Bank and ADB
Resident Office in Nepal, M S Parwez, Project
Coordinator,
msparwez@adb.org

Macroeconomic Modelling Expert and

Team Leader, (Macro-Fiscal Modelling for
preparation of Medium term Strategic Plans
and Budgets)

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

(a) Macro-Fiscal-Monetary Modelling, Macroeconomic Forecasting of major economic variables and prices for
preparation of Nepal Medium Term Plans and Budgets, and formulation of economic-fiscal-monetary-financialpricing policies for the government of Nepal;
(b) Produced two Inception Reports and three Final Reports on Upgraded Nepal Macroeconomic ModelAnalytical Structure, model Framework, data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Simulations and Model
Projections;
(c) Prepared Guide Book and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshos and Training Programs on Upgraded
Nepal Macroeconomic Models.
June 2007June 2008,
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia

Asian Development Bank Capacity Building

Strategic Planning Specialist
Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of
[Macroeconomic forecasting, Medium Term
Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.
Strategic Planning and Budgeting]
Enberish Sandagdorj,
Project Coordinator,
Sandag_e@yahoo.com
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Provided Support and Advice for macroeconomic modelliy and policy formulation, medium term strategic
planning and program budgeting for selected line ministries such as Finance, Agriculture, Industry,
Education, Science anbd Technology, Health, Labor and Employment,;
(b) Prepared Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework & Financial Plan for preparation of Budget;
(c) Costing and pricing of public goods and services for preparation of budget;
(d) Supported preparation of Economic, Financial and Technical Memorandum for the donors;
(e) Designed and conducted training programs on strategic planning and program budgeting, and macroeconometric and time series forecasting and simulations models for alternative scenario building for the
Mongolian economy;
(f) At UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, presented a Report on Inter-linkages between MDG, PRSP and National
Development Plans in October 2007;
(g) At UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan conducted an Inter-Government Training Program during August 2007 for
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty and Inequality and Govt Finance Statistics.
(h) Prepared various papers on macro-econometric modelling and strategic planning (see list of papers given
in the Annex).

Date from Date to

& Location
Mar 2006May 2007,
New Delhi, India

Company & reference person

(name & contact details)
Institute for Integrated Learning and
Management,
Swapna Popli, Director, spopli@iilm.edu

Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Professor (Public Policy and Research
Methodology) Teaching Public Policy and
Research Methodology to MBA students,
conducted capacity development training
and multi-stakeholders workshops on
monitoring and evaluation of development
projects for government officials

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

(a) Taught Public Policy, Research Methodology, Macro-econometric Modelling, Macroeconomic Projections and
Applied Econometrics to MBA students; and
(b) Conducted training programs on Macro-econometric Modelling, Forecasting and Applied Econometrics for the
officers of the Indian Economic Service and the Indian Statistical Service.
Mar 1989Jan 2006,
New Delhi, India

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Dr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Adviser,
avirmani@imf.org

Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal

Projections, Macroeconomic Policies,
Public Financial Management Reforms,
Price Stability and Public Debt
Management)

Positions held: Activities Performed:

(a) Macro-Fiscal and Macro-econometric Modeling, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Monitoring and Analysis of
macroeconomic trends, developments and leading economic indicators;
(b) Short-term and Medium Term Forecasting of inflation, interest rates and exchange rates and analysis of
factors affecting changes in inflation, exchange rate and interest rates;
(c) Identification, formulation of economic and public finance reforms; and monetary-financial-budgetarytaxation-pricing policies for poverty reduction and acceleration of growth;
(d) Costing and pricing of goods and services under government control and distribution;
(e) Analysis and evaluation of fiscal, monetary, financial sector development & performance;
(f) Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programs;
(g) Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities;
(h) Preparation of Monthly Economic reports and sector policy papers;
(i) Preparation of the Annual Economic Survey, Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework, Budget Strategy
and Fiscal Policy Papers for preparation of the Annual Budget of the Ministry of Finance;
(j) Preparing guidebooks and organizing and conducting capacity development training programs and multistakeholders workshops on above mentioned subjects.
(k) Organised four international conferences on macro-fiscal modelling, macroeconomic management and debt
sustainability analysis at Delhi, Goa, Kovalumpur in India and Kathmandu in Nepal funded by the World Bank
IDF grant.
(l) Worked as short-term Consultant on macroeconomic forecasting and outlook, public debt management and
development policies to the ADB, Commonwealth Secretariat, GDN, IMF, UNCTAD, UN Economic
Commission for Africa, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR and World Bank.
(m)
Worked as ADB Country Reporter for preparing Macroeconomic Trends, Medium Term Economic
Projections & Outlook and Development Policies and Reforms of India for two weeks every year during 19901995, as inputs for preparation of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO);
(n)
Worked as UN-ESCAP Country Reporter for preparing Macroeconomic Trends, Medium Term Economic
Projections & Outlook and Development Policies and Reforms of India for two weeks every year during 19902005, as inputs for preparation of the ESCAP Annual Survey;
(o)
Prepared and published a number of papers on Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, Macro-stabilization Policies and
Structural Reforms, Inflation Analysis and Forecasting, and Debt Sustainability Modelling (see Annex for the list
of publications)
Jan 1987Feb 1989,
New Delhi, India

Planning Commission, Government of India,

Dr. Arvind Virmani, Principal Adviser,
avirmani@imf.org

Adviser (Modelling and Policy Planning)

Strategic investment planning for energy
and transport sectors, conducted capacity
development training and multistakeholders workshops on these subjects)

Date from Company & reference person

Date to
(name & contact details)
& Location
Description of Major Tasks Performed:

Position Held
[Major Tasks]

(a) Macroeconomic forecasting and building, testing and calibrating a multi-modal transport model for
India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the Transport Sector;
(b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Transport Projects for rail, road, airlines, ports,
coastal shipping, inland water, rope ways and pipelines,
(c) Costing and pricing of public sector transport services and infrastructure on different modes,
(d) Prepared Guide Books and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops & Training Programs on
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Transport Modelling and costing and pricing of transport services..
Oct 1984Dec 1986,
India, Delhi

Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India.

Chief Economist, and Head of Economic

Research Unit (ERU) [Strategic Investment
Planning and Pricing for Steel and
Minerals],

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

(a) Medium term forecasting of demands for minerals and iron and steel products;
(b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Projects for production and distribution of minerals and iron
and steel products,
(c) Costing and pricing of minerals and iron and steel products,
(d) Preparing Guide Books and conducting multi-stakeholders Workshops and Training Programs on costbenefit appraisal of projects and pricing of minerals and iron and steel products.
Oct 1983Sep 1984,
India, Delhi

Bureau of Industrial Costs and Price, Ministry

of Industry

Chief (Economic Division) [Costing and

pricing of public goods and services under
the Government Control and Administered
Pricing System]

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

(a) Medium term forecasting of demands for goods and services under government control;
(b) Costing and pricing of Goods and Services under govt control, distribution and administrative pricing;
(d) Preparing Guide Books and conducting multi-stakeholders Workshops and Training Programs on costing and
pricing methodologies for goods and services under government administered pricing.
May 1978UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in
Deputy Adviser (Strategic Planning for the
Sept 1982,
India
Transport Sector) Strategic investment
planning for the transport sector in India
India, Delhi
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Macroeconomic forecasting and building, testing and calibrating a multi-modal transport model for India for
preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the Transport Sector;
(b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Transport Projects for rail, road, airlines, ports, coastal shipping,
inland water, rope ways and pipelines,
(c) Costing and pricing of public sector transport services and infrastructure on different modes,
(d) Prepared Guide Books and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops & Training Programs on
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Transport Modelling and costing and pricing of transport services..
July 1977Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.
Research Officer (Maxcro-Fiscal policies and
April 1978,
Fiscal Policies)
India, Delhi
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
Made macro-fiscal projections, analysed macro-economic and fiscal trends and assisted for formulation of fiscal
and taxation policies
Sep 1974School of Economic and Social Studies,
Commonwealth Scholar and Ph.D. student in
July 1977,
University of East Anglia, Norwich.
Economics (Research on decompositions of
poverty and inequality measures),
UK, England
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) conducting research on statistical decompositions of poverty and inequality and the impact of demographic
transition on poverty and inequality in UK, USA, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka;
(b) Part time teaching of Economic Statistics and Applied Econometrics to the undergraduate and graduate
students; (c) Subsequently published five papers on poverty and inequality analysis in international journals .

Date from Date to

& Location
July 1973Aug 1974,
India, Delhi

Company & reference person

(name & contact details)
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Research Officer (Government Finance
Statistics and Fiscal Policies)

Description of Major Tasks Performed:

Made macro-fiscal projections, analysed macro-economic and fiscal trends and assisted for formulation of fiscal
and taxation policies
Nov 1971 to
Indian Economic Service, Department of
Assistant Director (on the job training on
June 1973 ,
Personnel & Training, Govt of India, Delhi.
economic modelling, forecasting, public
India Delhi
finance and project appraisal)
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
On the job training on economic statistics, economic modelling, forecasting, public finance and project appraisal
June 1970 to
Center of Advanced studies for Econs,
Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Oct 1971,
Presidency College, Calcutta, India.
Poverty and Inequality Measures)
India, Calcutta
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
a) conducting research on analysis and measurement of poverty and inequality;
(b) Part time teaching of Economic Statistics and Micro and Macro Economics to the BA Honours students.
Short Term International Consultancy on Related Subjects
Dec 2010

Sept 2008 to
Nov 2008

ADB Program on Strengthening Institutional

Capacity for Macroeconomic Management,
Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Govt. Of
Maldives, Male
World Bank Resident Office and Minstry of
Finance, Uzbekistan, Tashkent

15 July to
31 Aug 2008

Commonwealth Secretariat, Special Advisory

Services on Debt Management, UK, England

Aug 2007

United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and

Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan, Chiba

December 2006

Malaysian Institute for Economic Research

(MIER)Malaysia, Kula Lumpur
UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Minmistry of Finance, Nepal, Kathmandu

May 2006
Feb 2006
Dec 2005
Nov 2005

UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,

Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane, &
MOF, Govt. Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.
UNITAR Program on Public Law and Legal
System for Debt Management, MOF, Govt. of
Indonesia, Jakarta
Office of Development Studies, UNDP, UN
Plaza, New York, USA

Sept 2005

UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Samoa, Apia

Jan 2005

Global Development Network, University of

Senegal, Dakar

Oct 2004

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Public Debt Management Specialist

(Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Analysis)
World Bank Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
COMSEC Consultant (Macro-economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for Gambia)
Resource Person for Inter-Govt. Training
on BOP, Monetary, Govt. Finance and
Productivity Statistics
Consultant (Role of Mergers and
Acquisitions for FDI)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation and
Legal System for Public Debt
Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing
International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
GDN Consultant, Bridging Research and
Policy- A Case Study on Economic
Reforms in India
Consultant (Social Security and Provident

Date from Date to

& Location

Company & reference person

(name & contact details)

Oct 2003

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Jan-March 2003

World Bank Resident Office and Ministry of

Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila
International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA,
Washington
UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia

Feb 2002
Oct-Dec 1998

Sep-Nov 1997

UN-ESCAP, Bangkok.

Sep-Oct 1995

UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand.

May 1995

China Internl Centre for Eco and Technical

Exchanges

July 1993 and

July 1994.
July 1995
March 1993

UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, and

UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA.
UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA.

Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Funds in ESCAP)
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction)
World Bank Consultant (Management of
contingent liabilities)
Member, IMF Expert Group (Govt.
Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
UN-ECA Consultant (Role of Privatization
and Public-Private Partnership for
Industrialization & Technology Transfer in
Africa)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth
and Technology Transfer),
Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization for Industrialization and
Technology Transfer in Asia)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Industrialization and Technology Transfer
in ESCAP economies)
Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial
Flows
Consultant (Human Development Index),

14. References
Sr. No.

Name and Designation

EMAIL Address and Phone Number

Dr. Reza Kibria, Professional Economist,

Formerly, Project Coordinator, World
Bank Administered Project on DMTBF,
Min of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

drrezakibria@gmail.com
kibriareza@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711527627

Mahammad Muslim Chowdhury

Additional Secretary, Finance Division,
Min of Finance, Govt of Bangladesh

Mchowdhury_fin@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711567096

Dr. Arvind Virmani, New Delhi, India

Formerly Executive Director, IMF, USA

dravirmani@gmail.com
Tel: 0091-11-42475414

Dr. Lamin Camara, Permanent Secretary

Min of Finance, Govt of the Gambia,
Banjul, Gambia, West Africa

Dambelhoto2004@yahoo.com
Dambelkoto1@gmail.com
Tel; +220-7799346/ 9599346/ 3038203

Peter J. Winglee, Principal PFM Expert,

Min of Finance, Govt of Dubai, UAE

Mod K Secka, Banjul, the Gambia

Formerly PS-1, Ministry of Finance and
Economic Affairs, Govt of the Gambia

pwinglee@pdp.com.au
pwinglee@gmail.com
Tel: +971-0505834285
Msecka40@hotmail.cm

Md. Mahiuddin Khan, Additional

Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat,
Office of PM, Govt of Bangladesh.

Mahiuddin62@gmail.com
Tel: +880-1715078199

15. Annex: Major Publications and Consultancy Reports of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das
1. Macro Stabilization Policies and Structural Reforms
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13

Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms period in India
and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau
for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment to the WTO General
Agreement on Trade in Services, pp.1-50, Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, UN
Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
Social Security System in India Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok,
December 1999.
Role of private sector including Privatization in Selected Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa, pp.1-110, UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector and Privatization in Industrial and
Technological Development in Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial Flows, pp.1-75,
TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook, pp.20-56, in
Economic Liberalization and its Impact, ed. by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1993.
Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization, ed.
Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.

2. Macroeconomic Modeling Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) of Pojects/Programs/Policies
A.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

2.6
2.7

Consultancy Reports sumbitted to the Donors

Macro-Fiscal Models for Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability of
CAREC Countries, pp.1-125, ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation,
February 2016.
Alternative revenue projections for Dubai by different forecasting models such as Secular growth, GDP
Buoyancy and Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Based Models, pp.1-60, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015.
Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.1-45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands, Denmark, Canada) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh- analytical framework,
model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base line medium and long term projections,
pp.1-96, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
20 May 2014.
An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line Ministries/ Divisions,
pp.1-38, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
Diagnostic Study on Business Process Review and Training Needs Assessment of the Planning Wings of the
Budgetary Agencies for Public Investment Management and Integrating Planning with Budgeting in Medium
Term Budgeting Framework, pp.1-98, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, April 2011.

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2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16

An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for NepalModel Structures, Data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB
Resident Office in Kathmandu & Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
An Operational Consistent Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data Base,
Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank ISPEFG, the Gambia, Banjul, 31
January 2009.
Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for the Gambia during 1998-2008-2013 and some policy
issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), pp.1-36, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, June
2008
Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Government of Mongolia, May 2008.
Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia, March 2008.
Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity Building Projects
on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADBCBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of Payments (BOP)
Statistics, pp.1-70, Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and MultiFactor Productivity Measures
(MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
B.

Published Papers in International Journals and Government Reports

2.17 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in Transport Planning
and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
2.18 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government A Technical Note, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-21,
August 1990.
2.19 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India database and calibration techniques, pp.391-403,
Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
2.20 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the Sixth Plan,
pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
3.1

The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, pp.1-40, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, U.K.
August 2008, www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.2 Management of External Debt-International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best Practices Series
No.9, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
3.3 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices Series
No.10, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.4 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.5
Economic Situation and Management of External Debt in Nepal, pp.1-15, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.6 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.7 Report on National Workshops on Capacity Building on External Debt Management in the Era of Globalisation
in Cambodia and Lao PDR During 20-24 February 2006, pp.1-21, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.8 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.9 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics - Guide for Compilers and Users, IMF
and World Bank, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review,
Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World Bank
Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.

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3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17

Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and Institutions,
pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123, Com. Secretariat, London,
U.K., Jan 2001. www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
B.

Other Consultancy Reports

3.18 Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
3.19 Concept Paper on Public Debt and Design for Quarterly and Annual reports, pp.1-43, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Nov 2013.
3.20 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
3.21 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.22 Concept Paper for Setting Up a Full Fledged Middle Office within Treasury and Debt Management Wing,
(TDMW) of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-38, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, May 2013.
3.23 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
3.24 External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional Set Up- An Inception
Report, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male,
Dec 2010.
3.25 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Legal and Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World
Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
3.26 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.27 Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best practices- pp.1-36, UNESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.
4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis
A.

Published Reports and Research Papers by Donors

4.1 Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans and Poverty
Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.
4.2 Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in ESCAP
countries, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2003.
4.3 Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for Policy Makers, pp.1-40,
Global Development Network, June 2003.
4.4 Poverty and inequality in IndiaTrends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
4.5 Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the Global Society for
Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
4.6 UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, Working Paper,
pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
B. Published Research Papers in International Journals
4.7 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment Promotion
and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
4.8 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze
Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.9 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,

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4.10 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinsons inequality index, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.1318, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
4.11 Decompositions of Atkinsons measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178, Australian
Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
4.12 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29, Journal of Income and
Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.

16. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that:
(1) This CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experiences.
(2) I am neither sanctioned nor ineligible for posting by any donors.
(3) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or
dismissal, and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by donor/ executing Agency..
Signature of expert:
Date:
August 21, 2016

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