FORM TECH-6 CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL

OR NATIONAL EXPERTS
1. Proposed Position- Macroeconomist/Capital Market Specialist
CDTA: REG 42065-02 Technical Assistance: Supporting and Enhancing Regional
Surveillance for ASEAN+3 and the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization
2. Name of Firm: [Insert name of firm proposing the expert]: NIL
3. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das
4. Date of Birth: 19 August 1947

Citizenship: India

5. Education: [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of expert, giving

names of institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]:
(a) BA Hons (Economics with Statistics and Mathematics), Presidency College, First Class,
Calcutta University, 1967.
(b) MA (Economics with Econometrics, Statistics and Mathematical Economics), First
Class, Calcutta University, 1969.
(c) Ph.D. (Impact of Demographic Transition on Poverty and Inequality in UK, USA and
India), as Commonwealth Scholar, University of East Anglia, England, 1977.
6. Membership in Professional Associations:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Member, Indian Economic Service,

Life Member, Indian Economic Association,
Life Member. Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,
Referee, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Referee, African Journal on International Marketing Management.

7. Other Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 - Education were
obtained]:
(a) Workshop on Budget and the Economy, IMF Regional Training Institute, Singapore, 1530 Aug 1998.
(b) Workshop on External Debt, IMF Institute, Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
(c) UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development,
at Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-26 April 1998.
(d) UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social
Services, at Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-3 Aug 1998.
(e) Study Team on Economic Crisis, APC, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec 1998.
(f) Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
(g) Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
(h) Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
(i) Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
(j) Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
(k) Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.

8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert has worked in the last ten
years]:
Country Period
Designation and Major Task
Bangladesh
Jan 2011-till date
World Bank Technical Expert, Integrating Planning with Budgeting in
the Medium Term Budgeting Framework
Maldives
Dec 2010
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Public Debt Adviser
The Gambia,
West Africa

Dec 2008- Aug 2009,

Nov 2009-Mar 2010,
June 2010-Nov 2010
Nepal
Sep-Oct 2009,
Apr-May 2010
May 2006
Uzbekistan
Sept 2008Nov 2008
UK, England 15 July-31 Aug 2008
Mongolia
Japan
Thailand

1 June 20078 July 2008

15-31 Aug 2007
Jan-Feb 2007
Oct 2006
Oct 2005
Oct 2004
March 2003
Oct 2002
Oct 2000

Malaysia

December 2006

India

Mar 2006-May 2007

Mar 1989 to Jan 2006

Laos PDR
Cambodia
Indonesia

15-28 Feb 2006

1-14 Feb 2006
Dec 2005

USA

Nov 2005
Feb 2002
Sept 2005
Jan 2005

Samoa
Senegal
Philippines

Nov 2003
Jan-Feb 2002

African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser

Asian Development Bank Macroeconomic Modeling Specialist and
Team Leader
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External Debt Management)
World Bank Consultant (External Debt Management)
Commonwealth Secretariat Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis
and Modeling)
Asian Development Bank Strategic Planning Expert
UN-SIAP Resource Person for Inter-Governmental Training on
Official Economic Statistics
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Linkages of MDG with PRSP, NDP)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Utilization of foreign exchange reserves for
infrastructure financing in Asia and Pacific)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Economic Survey for Asia & Pacific)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Social security and Provident Funds)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of SMEs for Poverty Reduction and
Export Promotion in Asia and Pacific)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Globalisation and Industrial Transformation
in Asia and Pacific)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Economic and Financial Surveillance in Asia
and Pacific)
Consultant (Global Economic and Financial Analysis), Malaysian
Institute for Economic Research
Professor (Public policy and Research Methodology), Institute for
Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi
Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External Debt Management)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External Debt Management)
UNITAR (UN Institute for Training & Research) Consultant (External
Debt Management).
UNDP Consultant (Financing international co-operation)
Member, IMF Expert Group (Government Finance Statistics)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External Debt Management)
Global Development Network (GDN) Consultant ,
Bridging Research and Policy
ADB Country Reporter for Asian Development Outlook.
World Bank Consultant (Management of contingent liabilities)

9. Languages: [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking,
reading, and writing]:
Languages
English
Hindi
Bengali

Speaking
Good
Good
Good

Reading
Good
Good
Good

Writing
Good
Good
Good

10. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every
employment held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here
below): dates of employment, name of employing organization, positions held.]:
From [Year]: __ To [Year]: ,
Employer:
, Positions held:
From/ To
Jan 2011 to
Till date
Dec 2010
Dec 2008-Nov
2010 (except
period in Nepal
Sept- Oct 2009,
April-May 2010
Sep-Nov 2009
16 July 200823 August 2008
1 June 20078 July 2008
Feb 2006May 2007
Mar 1989Jan 2006
Jan 1987Feb 1989
Oct 1984Dec 1986
Oct 1982Sep 1984
May 1978Sep 1982
Aug 1977May 1978
Sep 1974July 1977
July 1973Aug 1974
Nov 1971June 1973
June 1970Oct 1971

Employer
World Bank Public Financial Accountability Project, Ministry of
Finance, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Project on Public
Financial Reforms, Min of Finance & Treasury, Maldives, Male
African Development Bank Institutional Support Project for
Economic and Financial Governance, Ministry of Finance,
Banjul, the Gambia, West Africa.
ADB Capacity Building Project on Macroeconomic
Management, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Katmandu, Nepal.
World Bank Country Office at Uzbekistan, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan.
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, England.
Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM), New
Delhi-110003, India.
Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.
Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.
Economic Research Unit, Ministry of Steel, Government of
India, New Delhi.
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Ministry of Industry,
Government of India, New Delhi.
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India, New Delhi.
Economic Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.
University of East Anglia, Norwich. England.
Economic Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi.
Indian Economic Service, Department of Personnel and Traning,
Government of India, New Delhi.
Centre for Advanced Studies in Economics, Dept. of Econ,
Presidency College, Calcutta, India.

Position held
Technical Expert (Linking
Planning with Budgeting)
Public Debt Adviser
Macroeconomic Adviser
Macroeconomic Modeling
Specialist & Team Leader
Consultant (Public Debt
Management)
Consultant (Debt
Sustainability Analysis)
Strategic Planning Expert
Professor (Public Policy &
Research Methodology)
Economic Adviser
Adviser (Modeling and
Policy Planning)
Chief Economist & Head
of Eco. Research Unit
Chief (Economic
Division),
Deputy Adviser (Transport
Policy Planning)
Research Officer (Fiscal
and Monetary Policies)
Commonwealth Scholar
and Ph.D. Student
Research Officer (Fiscal
and Monetary Policies)
Assistant Director (On the
job Training)
Research Fellow (Poverty
and Inequality Analysis)

11. Detailed Tasks Assigned [List all tasks to be performed under this assignment]
Detailed Tasks
i) Advise AMRO on all matters related to banking supervision, macro and micro prudential policies, and
banking transactions in ASEAN+3 countries;
ii) Assist AMRO in conducting macroeconomic and financial surveillance;
iii) Monitor global economic developments and provide ongoing assessment of their possible impacts on
ASEAN+3;
iv) Monitor and report on fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies in all ASEAN+3 economies;
v) Monitor and report on potential vulnerabilities in macroeconomic and financial structures within
ASEAN+3;
vi) Monitor and report on progress on banking and corporate sector restructuring and recapitalization in
affected economies;
vii) Monitor and report on capital market developments globally and within ASEAN+3;
viii) Monitor and report on social sector developments;
ix) Provide quarterly updates of major global, macroeconomic, structural, capital market, and policy
developments;
x) Contribute inputs to the semiannual surveillance reports based on economic and financial monitoring
activities;
xi) Contribute to the design and review of special issue studies in the fields of macroeconomics and capital
markets;
xii) Guide and help AMRO staff prepare surveillance reports, special issue studies, and interim updates.
Output/Deliverables
i) ASEAN+3 surveillance reports on a semi-annual basis
ii) Progress reports on monitoring activities;
iii) Quarterly updates of major global, macroeconomic, structural, capital market, and policy developments;
and
iv) Special issue studies in the fields of macroeconomics and capital markets

12. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned
[Among the assignments in which the expert has been involved, indicate the following
information for those assignments that best illustrate the experts capability to handle the
tasks listed in line 11.]
Name of assignment or project:
Year:
Location:
Client:
Main project features:
Positions held:
Activities performed:

1. Name of assignment or project: Macroeconomic Management and Public Policies

Year: March 1989 to January 2005
Location: New Delhi, India
Client: Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Main project features: Monitoring developments and formulation of policies and reforms in financial,
fiscal and external sectors and management of public debt
Positions held: Economic Adviser
Activities performed:
1.1. Monitor, report and advise on fiscal, monetary, interest rate and exchange rate policies;
1.2. Advise Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India on banking sector reforms, prudential
norms and supervision and Indias negotions with the WTO on General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS);
1.3. Monitor and report trends and issues on banking and financial sectors and capital markets;
1.4. Work as Government Nominee Director and Member of their Management, Audit, Monitoring,
Vigilance and Surveillance Committees in four nationalized banks viz. Industrial Investment Bank
of India (1993-1995), Allahabad Bank (1996-1998), Corporation Bank (1999-2001) and Bank of
Maharashtra (2002-2004);
1.5. Assist Ministry of Finance and participate in Article-IV discussions with IMF;
1.6. Work as Consultant to UN-ESCAP to prepare reports on macroeconomic and financial
surveillance in India;
1.7. Monitor global economic and capital market developments and assessed their impacts on the
Indian economy and financial sectors;
1.8. Monitor and report on general macroeconomic developments and potential vulnerabilities and
downside risks in macroeconomic and financial situation;
1.9. Monitor and report on social sector developments and achievements of MDG targets for India;
1.10.
Prepare Monthly Economic Reports and Annual Economic Survey for the govt of India;
1.11.
Prepare quarterly and half yearly Fiscal Reports, Status Reports on External Debt and
Public Debt tabled by the Finance Minister in the Parliament;
1.12.
Prepare special reports on economic reforms and development issues;
1.13.
Assist in training and capacity building of officers in government, banking and financial
sectors.
1.14.
Worked for short period as World Bank Consultant (Management of contingent liabilities)
in Philippines, UN-ESCAP Consultant (External debt management) for Somoa, UNITAR
Consultant (Debt management) In Indonesia, ADB Consultant as Country Reporter for Asian
Development Outlook, UN-ESCAP Consultant as Country Reporter for ESCAP Survey.
1.15.
Also worked as short-term Consultant for UNDP, UN-ECA, Commonwealth Secretariat
and GDN.
2. Name of assignment or project: African Development Bank Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms
Year: November 2008 to November 2010
Location: Banjul, the Gambia
Client: Ministry of Finance, Government of the Gambia
Main project features: Monitoring and forecasting trends, and formulating policies and reforms in
financial, fiscal and external sectors and management of public debt
Positions held: Macroeconomic Adviser

Activities performed:
2.1. Monitor global financial, fuel and food crisis during 2008-2010 and assess their impacts on the
Gambian economy, fiscal, financial and banking sectors;
2.2. Monitor, report and coordinate fiscal, monetary and public debt management policies and reforms;
2.3. Advise Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the Gambia on issue of treasury bills, risk
management in financial sectors, banking sector reforms, prudential norms and supervision;
2.4. Monitor and report trends and issues on banking and financial sectors and capital markets in West
African Economic Zone and their impact on the Gambian economy;
2.5. Assist Ministry of Finance and participate in the deliberations of the Monetary Policy Committee
chaired by the Governor, the Central Bank of the Gambia;
2.6. Assist Ministry of Finance and participate in Article-IV discussions with IMF;
2.7. Monitor and report on general macroeconomic developments and potential vulnerabilities and
downside risks in macroeconomic and financial situation;
2.8. Monitor and report on achievements of the targets and advise on the Millennium Development
Goals, Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy, Extended Credit Facility provided by IMF;
2.9. Preparation of the Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies for IMF.
2.10.
Prepare the Gambia Monthly Economic Reports, Quarterly Bulletins on External Debt and
the Annual Budget Strategy Paper for the government of the Gambia;
2.11.
Prepare quarterly and half yearly fiscal reports for the government;
2.12.
Prepare special reports on economic reforms, development issues and challenges;
2.13.
Assist in training and capacity building of officers in government and the Central Bank of
the Gambia.
3. Name of assignment or project: Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms
Year: June 2007 to 07 July 2008
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Client: Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia
Main project features: Preparation Strategic Business Plan and Program Budgets for the Line
Ministries
Positions held: Strategic Planning Expert
Activities performed:
3.1. Macro-econometric forecasting, medium term expenditure framework and assessment of needs
for achieving Millennium Development Goals;
3.2. Strengthening Budget Preparation and Financial Information System;
3.3. Strengrhening methodology and procedures for budget performance monitoring and evaluation;
3.4. Management of public debt, external debt and contingent liabilities;
3.5. Strategic planning, financial planning and program budgeting;
3.6. Identification of core and non-core functions for the government;
3.7. Interlinkages between UN MDGs, poverty reduction and growth strategy, and National
Development Plan;
3.8. Prepare guidelines and manuals and provide training on strategic planning, benchmarks setting
for output costing; medium term financial planning; Budget Performance Evaluation; Program
Budgeting and Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART);
3.9. Worked as resource person for intergovernmental training program on Official Economic Statistics
at the UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan, August 2008.
3.10.
Assist Ministry of Finance and participate in Article-IV discussions with IMF;
3.11.
Monitor and report on general macroeconomic developments and potential vulnerabilities
and downside risks in macroeconomic and financial situation;
3.12.
Preparation of the Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies for IMF.
4. Name of assignment or project: Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Project on

Macroeconomic management
Year: 15 August to 15 October 2009 and April-May 2010
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Client: ADB Nepal Resident Office and Nepal Rastra Bank
Main project features: Preparation Strategic Business Plan and Program Budgets for the Line
Ministries
Positions held: Macroeconomic Modeling Specialist and Team Leader
Activities performed:

4.1 Develop, test, clibrate a Macroeconomic-Fiscal-Financial Model for Nepal for the preparation
of the National Development Plan, Annual Budget, Monetary Policies, Poverty Reduction and
Growth Strategy
5. Other related international consultancy works
Country (Funded by) Period
Uzbekistan (Funded by World Bank)
Sep-Nov 2008

Designation and Scope of Consultancy

Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis), World Bank Country
Office at Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Scope of Consultancy: Debt sustainability analysis and debt
management strategy for Uzbekistan.

Gambia (Funded by Commonwealth

Secretariat)
(17 July 2008 till 23 August on contract)

Consultant (DSA for Gambia): External Debt Sustainability

Analysis for IMF, and training on Macro-econometric forecasting,
debt management, and evaluation of MDGs and Poverty
Reduction and Growth Strategy.

Philippines (Funded by World Bank)

Jan-Feb 2002

Consultant to the World Bank

Management of contingent liabilities relating to external debt and
public debt, government guarantees, Social security and social
welfare measures, insurance, provident and pension funds.
Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for
Management of External debt, Public Debt and Medium Term
Expenditure Framework.
Consultant to the UNITAR, Geneva, Switzerland
Legal, Institutional Set-up and Policies for Management of
External debt, Public Debt and Medium Term Expenditure
Framework; and Resource person for the Multi-stakeholders
Consultation on the Public Debt Law.
Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for
Management of External debt, Public Debt and Medium Term
Expenditure Framework.
Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for
Management of External debt, Public Debt and Medium Term
Expenditure Framework.

Samoa (Funded by UN-ESCAP)

Sept 2005
Indonesia (Funded by UNITAR)
Dec 2005

Cambodia (Funded by UN-ESCAP)

Feb 2006
Lao PDR (Funded by UN-ESCAP)
Feb 2006

Nepal (Funded by UNESCAP)

May 2006
Afghanistan,
Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, Lao
PDR, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan,
Thailand (Funded by
UN-ESCAP) Dec 2006
to March 2007:
India(Funded by the govt.
of India)
February 2006- May
2007

Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand

Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for Management of
External debt, Public Debt and Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
(a) Inter-linkages between UN Millennium Development Goals, Poverty
Reduction and Growth Strategy and National Development Plans for
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Timor Leste.
(b) Presented a paper at the Regional Workshop organised jointly by the
ADB, UNDP and UN-ESCAP at Bangkok during 15-17 October 2007.

Bangkok, Thailand
1990-2006

Professor (Public Policy), IILM, New Delhi.

(a) An evaluation of implementation of the Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme. (b) Conducted training programs on economic and social evaluation
methodology for poverty alleviation programs of the Ministry of Rural
Development, March 2007. (b) Conducted a training program on Applied
Econometrics for the Indian Statistical Service, May 2007.
Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
Preparation of Country Report on India, for the ADB Asian Development
Outlook. Attended Third Workshop on Asian Economic Outlook (AEO) (5-9
Nov 1990), Fourth Workshop on AEO (28-31 Oct 1991), Fifth Workshop on
AEO (4-6 Nov 1992), Sixth Workshop on AEO (21-23 Oct 19930 and
Seventh Workshop on AEO (26-28 Oct 1994), ADB, Manila.
External Consultant for UN-ESCAP, every year for short term in 1990-2006
(Country Report on India as inputs for the ESCAP Survey).

Thailand at the UNESCAP Bangkok

(Funded by UNESCAP)

Consultant for UN-ESCAP- For various period in 1995 (Privatisation

strategy), 1998 (FDI & technology transfer), 2002 (Globalisation and
Industrial Transformation), 2003 (Role of SMEs for poverty reduction), 2004
(Social security, pension and insurance funds).

Switzerland (Funded
by UNCTAD) (short
period in 1993-95)
Japan (Funded by UNSIAP)
19-25 Aug 2007
USA, New York,
UNDP, UN-Plaza
(Funded by UNDP)
USA, IMF. (Funded by
IMF)
India (Funded by
UNDP) May 1978 to
Sept 1982
Planning Commission,
India

Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial

Flows preparation of a report of foreign investment policies and strategy of
India
Resource person for inter-governmental training on Official Economic
Statistics conducted at the UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific at
Chiba, Japan during 19-25 August 2007.
Consultant to UNDP (a) Human Development Index- Concepts and
methodology for alternative Indices, 1993. (b) Financing international cooperation behind national borders- country study on India, 2006.
Member, IMF Expert Group to finalize IMF Government Finance Statistics
Manual 2001 (Feb 2002)
Deputy Adviser, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in IndiaDevelopment, test and calibration of a multi-sectoral, multi-regional, multimodal Transport Model for India.
Adviser (Modelling and policy planning)
January 1987 to Feb 1989

Philippines (Funded by
ADB, Manila)
Every year for short
term in 1990-1995,
2000 and 2003

13. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(iv)
(v)
(vi)

this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;

I am not employed by the Executing /Implementing Agency;
In the absence of medical incapacity, I will undertake this assignment for the
duration and in terms of the inputs specified for me in the Personnel Schedule in
Form TECH-7 provided team mobilization takes place within the validity of this
proposal or any agreed extension thereof;
I am committed to undertake the assignment within the validity of Proposal;
I am not part of the team who wrote the terms of reference for this consulting
services assignment;
I am not sanctioned (ineligible for engagement) by ADB.

I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my

disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.

Date: 15 August 2011

[Signature of expert or authorized representative of the firm]1

Day/Month/Year

Full name of authorized representative: Not Applicable

This CV can be signed by a senior representative of the Consultant provided that if the Consultants
proposal is ranked first, a copy of the CV signed by the expert and/or specialist must be submitted to the
Client prior to the commencement of contract negotiations.

Annex-Major Publications of Tarun Das

1. Monetary-Financial-Fiscal-External-Macroeconomic Analysis
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
1.14
1.15
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20

The Gambia Monthly Economic Bulletin, every month since April 2009, pp.1-40, AfDB-ISPEFG,
the Gambia, Banjul.
Budget Strategy and Policy Framework Paper, pp.1-40, African Development Bank Institutional
Support Project on Economic and Financial Governance (AfDB-ISPEFG), the Gambia, Banjul,
September 2010.
Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Envelope for the preparation of the Budget
for 2011, pp.1-25, AfDB-ISPEFG, the Gambia, Banjul, 10 July 2010.
Upgraded Nepal Macroeconomic Model- Analytical framework, model structure, data base, test and
calibration techniques, computer algorithms, projections and simulations, pp.1-210, in three
volumes, Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Project on Economic Analysis (ADBCBPEA), Nepal Rastra Bank, 30 May 2010.
External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008.
An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), pp.136, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR), Ministry of
Finance, Mongolia, June 2008.
Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB-CBPGR, MOF,
Mongolia, January 2008.
Benchmarks Setting and Best Practices for Output Costing and Output Budgeting- Part-1: Basic
Concepts, pp.1-31, Part-2: Practical Applications for Mongolia, pp.1-36, ADB-CBPGR, MOF,
Mongolia, December 2007.
Strengthening Budget Preparation Information System (BPIS) in Mongolia- Basic codes and chart
of accounts for the general ledger, pp.1-100, ADB-CBPGR, MOF, Mongolia, November 2007.
Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries,
pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, MOF, Mongolia, 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 Multi
Factor Productivity Measures (MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba, Japan,
Aug 2007.
Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44,
Best Practices series No.10, United Nations Institute for Training and Research,
Geneva, 2006.
Management of External Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best
Practices series No.9, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Geneva,
2006.
External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008.
External Debt Management by the Government of Uzbekistan: Policies, Strategies,
Techniques, Legal System and Institutional Set Up and Evaluation of their Processes, pp.150, World Bank Country Office in Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008.
Management of external debt in Mongolia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-35,
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, Dec 2007.
Utililization of foreign exchange reserves for financing infrastructure development in Asia and
pacific, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, october 2006.
Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46,
Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.

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1.21 Management of external debt in Cambodia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.130, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
1.22 Management of external debt in Lao PDR- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
1.23 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50,
Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
1.24 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
1.25 Financial sector development, policies and reforms in India- issues and challenges, pp.1-25, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, october 2005.
1.26 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Sept 2005.
1.27 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management
Review, Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Government of the Philippines, World
Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Philippines Country Office, April 30,
2003.
1.28 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for
Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
1.29 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and
Institutions, pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
1.30 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, with Raj Kumar, A. Bisen and M.R.
Nair, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
1.31 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
1.32 Social security system in India needs and policy issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations,
Bangkok, December 1999.
1.33 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
1.34 East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
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Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government A Technical Note, Ministry of
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pp.391-403, jointly with UNDP Adviser Prof. M.Q. Dalvi, Environment and Planning (London),
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Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in
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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, pp1-250, National
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Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa,
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Policies and Strategies for Promoting Private Sectors Role in Industrial and Technological
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