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CV Tarun Kanti Das for Stategic Planning Expert

CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL EXPERT

1. Proposed Position: Strategic Planning Expert

2. Name of Firm: NIL
3. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das
4. Permanent Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110001, India.
Telephone No.: (+91-11) 2588-4540
Mob: (+91) 9818024569
E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com
5. Date of Birth: 19 August 1947

Citizenship: India

6. Education [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of expert, giving names of
institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]:
Institute/ University
University of East Anglia,
Norwich NR4 7TJ, England,
U.K.
(as Commonwealth Scholar in
the U.K.)
Presidency College,
University of Calcutta,
College Street, Kolkata, India
Presidency College,
University of Calcutta,
College Street, Kolkata, India

From

To

Degree and Year of Award

Sept 1974 July 1977 Ph.D. (Applied

Eonometrics) 1977,
Decompositions of Poverty
and Inequality Measures
Sept 1967

June1964

Nov1969

MA (Quantitative
Economics) 1969
First Class, Ranked
Second in the University
June1967 BA Hons. (Economics)
1967 First Class First,
Gold Medalist

Major subjects
Impact of Demographic
Transition on Poverty and
Inequality in UK, USA,
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka
Economics with Statistics,
Econometrics and
Mathematical Economics
Economics with Statistics
and Mathematics

7. Membership of Professional Associations:

(a) Life Member, Indian Economic Association,
(b) Life Member, Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,
(c) Life Member, Association of Indian Economic Service,
(d) Life Member, Global Management Teachers Consortium,
(e) Member, Indian Econometric Society,
(f) Referee, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
(g) Referee, African Journal on International Marketing and Financial Management.
8.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Other Trainings and Workshops attended [since degrees under 6 were obtained]:
Workshop on Budget & Economy, IMF Regional Training Institute, Singapore, Aug 1998.
Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development, at
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-26 April 1998.
(e) UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-3 Aug 1998.
(f) Study Team on Economic Crisis, Asian Productivity Council, Tokyo, 15-20 Dec 1998.

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9. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert worked in the last 25 years]:
Country
Period
Major Task
Medium Term Macro-Fiscal Projections and Strategic
CAREC
April 2015, Dec 2015nvestment Planning for Power Sector for CAREC
Countries
June 2016
Macro-Fiscal Modeling, Preparation of Medium Term
Dubai, UAE
May-Oct 2015
Macro-Fiscal Framework and Budget Strategy Papers
(a)
Medium term Strategic Planning and Linking
Bangladesh
Jan 2011 to June 2014
with Medium Term Budgets, Policies, Programs;
(b)
Vision Document for the Five Year Plans;
(c)
Strategic Plans for Line Ministries;
(d)
Medium Term Public Debt Stategy;
(e)
Medium Term Macro Eco Framework & Policy
Maldives
Dec 2010
Public Debt Management and Policy
The Gambia
Dec 2008- Aug 2009
Strategic Planning and Macro-Fiscal Modeling
Nov 2009-Mar 2010
Strategic Planning and Macro-Fiscal Modeling
June 2010-Nov 2010
Strategic Planning and Macro-Fiscal Modeling
Nepal
Sep-Oct 2009,
Macroeconomic Modeling for Planning & Budget
Apr-May 2010
Macroeconomic Modeling for Planning & Budget
May 2006
Public Debt Management and Policy
Uzbekistan
Sept 2008Nov 2008
Public Debt Management and Policy
UK
15 July-31 Aug 2008
Debt Sustaibability Analysis for the Gambia
Mongolia
June 2007-July 2008
Strategic Planning and Program Budgeting
Resource Person for Intergovernmental Training on
Japan
15-31 Aug 2007
BOP and Public Finance Statistics
India
Mar 2006-May 2007
Teaching Public Policy and Research Methodology
Laos PDR
15-28 Feb 2006
Public Debt Management and Policy
Cambodia
01 14 Feb 2006
Public Debt Management and Policy
India
Mar 1989 to Jan 2006
Macroeconomic Adviser for Economic Reforms,
Macroeconomic Forecasting & Strategic Planning
India
Jan 1987 to Feb 1989
Medium Term Strategic Planning for Transport Sector
Thailand,
Oct 2007
Linkages of MDG with PRSP, NDP
UNESCAP
Oct 2006
Infrastructure financing in ESCAP countries
Oct 2005
Development Policy for ESCAP region
Oct 2004
Social Security and Provident Funds
Oct 2003
Role of SMEs for Poverty Reduction
Oct 2002
Globalisation and Industrialization
Oct 2001
Development Policy for ESCAP region
Oct 2000
Economic and Financial Surveillance
Malaysia
December 2006
Role of Mergers and Acquisions for Foreign Direct
Investment
Indonesia
Dec 2005
Act and Legal System on Public Debt Management
USA
Nov 2005
Financing International Co-operation
Samoa
Sept 2005
Public Debt Management and Policy
Senegal
Jan 2005
Bridging Development Research and Policy
Philippines
March 2003
Management of contingent liabilities
USA
Feb 2002
Experrt for Govt Finance Statistics Manual 2001
Switzerland
July 1993, July 1994
Member, Ad-Hoc WG on Non-Debt Financial Flows
Ethiopia
Oct-Dec 1998
Private Sector Development & Privatization for Africa
Philippines,
For two weeks every
ADB Consultant as Country Reporter for India for the
Manila
year in 1990 to 1995
Asian development Outlook
Thailand,
For two weeks every
UN-ESCAP Consultant as Country Reporter for India
Bangkok
year in 1991 to 2005
for the ESCAP Economic &Social Survey

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10. Languages [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking, reading, and
writing]:
Languages
Speaking
Reading
Writing
English
Good
Good
Good
Hindi
Good
Good
Good
Bengali
Good
Good
Good
11. 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.]:
Period
Employng Organization
Position Held (Major Tasks)
(From To)
April 2015,
PWC India Limited for the ADB funded
Public Finance Expert (Medium Term
Dec 2015 to
project on Power Sector Road Map for
Macro-Fiscal Projections and Vision)
June 2016
CAREC Countries
May 2015 to
Ministry of Finance, Government of
Macro-Fiscal Policy and Medium
Oct 2015
Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Term Projections Expert
January 2011
World Bank Administered and MultiTechnical Adviser (Medium Term
to June 2014
Donor Funded Project on MTBF and
Strategic Planning and Budgeting,
Strengthening Financial Accountability,
Monitoring and Evaluation, Debt
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of
Management and Policy), Dealt
Bangladesh, Dhaka.
various subjects such as the
following:
(a)
Medium term Strategic
Planning for various Sectors
such as Agriculture,
Education, transport, Power,
Local Government, Social
Sectors)
(b)
Linking strategic Plans with
Medium term Budgeting,
Policies and Programs;
(c)
Preparation of the Sixth Five
Year Plan for the Planning
Commission;
(d)
Result Based Monitoring and
Evaluation;
(e)
Macro-Fiscal modeling and
forecasting;
(f)
Debt Sustainability Analysis
and Medium Term Strategy
(g)
Designed and conducted
training on these topiccs.
(h)
Prepared various reports on
Strategic Planning and
Result Based M&E.
Dec 2008 to
African Development Bank Institutional
Macroeconomic Adviser (Strategic
Nov 2010
Support Project on Financial and
Planning for various sectors, and
(except for
Economic Reforms, Ministry of Finance
Macro economic modeling,
period in next
and Economic Affairs, The Gambia,
forecasting, policy planning, public
row)
Banjul, Africa.
debt management)
Sep-Oct 2009
ADB Program on Macroeconomic
ADB Macroeconomic Modeling
and
Management, Nepal Rastra Bank and
Specialist & Team Leader (for
Apr-May 2010
ADB Nepal Resident Office, Nepal,
Medium Term Strategic Planning and
Kathmandu
Budgeting)
01 June 2007
ADB Capacity Building Project on
ADB Strategic Planning Expert
to
Governance Reforms, Ministry of
(Strategic Planning for various
08 July 2008
Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
sectors & Macro Fiscal Forecasting)

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Period
(From To)
Mar 2006 to
May 2007
Mar 1989 to
Jan 2006

Institute for Integrated Lerarning for

Management (IILM), New Delhi, India
Ministry of Finance, Government of India,
New Delhi

Jan 1987 to
Feb 1989

Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New

Delhi.

Oct 1984 to
Dec 1986

Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India,

New Delhi.

Oct 1982 to
Sep 1984

Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices,

Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, New
Delhi.
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project,
Planning Commission, Govt of India,
New Delhi.
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi.
School of Economic and Social Studies,
East Anglia University, Norwich. England.

May 1978 to
Sep 1982
Aug 1977 to
May 1978
Sep 1974 to
July 1977
July 1973 to
Aug 1974
Nov 1971 to
June 1973
June 1970 to
Oct 1971

Employng Organization

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of

Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi.
Indian Economic Service, Department of
Personnel and Training, Govt of India,
Delhi
Center of Advanced studies for Economics,
Presidency College, Calcutta, India.

Position Held (Major Tasks)

Professor (Public Policy and
Research Methodology)
Economic Adviser (Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Strategic Planning,
Formulation of Macro-Fiscal Policy
and Public Debt Management and
Policy)
Adviser (Medium Term Strategic
Investment and Physical Planning for
Transport Sector),
Chief Economist and Head of the
Economic Research Unit (Costing
and Pricing and Strategic Planning
for Iron and Steel Production)
Chief (Economic Division)- Costing
and Pricing of Public Goods and
Prices
Deputy Adviser (Transport Modelling
and Policy Planning)
Research Officer (Analysis of Poverty
and Inequality)
Commonwealth Scholar (Impact of
Demographic Change on Poverty
and Inequality)
Research Officer (Measurement and
analysis of Poverty and Inequality)
Assistant Director
Research Fellow (Decompositions of
Poverty and Inequality Measures)

Short Term External Consultancies

Dec 2010

Sept 2008 to
Nov 2008
15 July to
31 Aug 2008
Oct 2007
Aug 2007
December
2006
Oct 2006

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
Commonwealth Secretariat, Special
Advisory Services on Debt Management,
UK, England
UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
United Nations Statistical Institute for
Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan,
Chiba
Malaysian Institute for Economic
Research (MIER)Malaysia, Kula Lumpur
UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Public Debt Management Specialist

World Bank Consultant (External

Debt Management)
COMSEC Consultant (Debt
Sustainability Modeling and Analysis)
Consultant (Interlinkages of MDG
with PRSP Reports and National
Development Plans)
Resource Person for Inter-Govt.
Training on BOP and Govt. Finance
Statistics
Consultant (Role of Mergers and
Acquisitions for FDI)
Consultant (Infrastructure Financing

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Period
(From To)

Employng Organization

May 2006

UNESCAP Program on Debt

Management, MOF, Nepal, Kathmandu
UNESCAP Program on Debt Management,
Ministry of Finance, Laos PDR,Viantiane
UNESCAP Program on Debt
Management, 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

15-28 Feb 2006

01 14 Feb
2006
Dec 2005
Nov 2005
Sept 2005
Jan 2005

UNESCAP Program on Debt

Management, MOF, Samoa, Apia
Global Development Network, University
of Senegal, Dakar

Oct 2004

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Oct 2003

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

March 2003

World Bank Resident Office and Ministry

of Finance, Govt. Of Philippines, Manila

Feb 2002

International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA,

Washington

Sept-Nov 1998
Sep-Nov 1997

UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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

For two weeks

every year
1990-95
For two weeks
every year in
1990 to 1995

ADB, Manila, Philippines

UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA.

UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA.

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Position Held (Major Tasks)

in ESCAP Economies)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Debt Management)ture
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Debt Management)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Debt Management)
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation
and Legal System for Debt
Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing
International Co-operation Behind
National Borders)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (External
Debt Management)
GDN Consultant, Bridging Research
and Policy- A Case Study on Labor
Reforms in India
Consultant (Social Security and
Provident Funds in ESCAP)
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction and
Export Promotion in ESCAP)
World Bank Consultant (Management
of contingent liabilities of the
government)
Member, IMF Expert Group
(Government Finance Statistics
Manual 2001)
Consultant (Role of Private Sector &
Privatization in Africa)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI,
Growth and Technology Transfer in
ESCAP Economies),
Consultant (Role of Private Sector
and Privatization in Asia)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI
for Industrialization and Technology
Transfer)
Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
Group on Non-Debt Creating
Financial Flows
Consultant (Human Development
Index),
ADB Consultant as Country Reporter
for India for the Asian development
Outlook
UN-ESCAP Consultant as Country
Reporter for India for the ESCAP
Economic &Social Survey

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Period
(From To)

Employng Organization

Position Held (Major Tasks)

12. Detailed Tasks Assigned [List all tasks to be performed under this assignment]
Responsibilities include the following:

13. 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 under point
11.]
Name of assignment or project:
Year / Location: / Client:
Main project features:
Positions held:
Activities performed:
Please see the following pages:

13-A. Name of assignment or project: Upgraded Macro-econometric Model for Nepal

Year / Location/ Client: Aug-Oct 2009 and April-May 2010, ADB Resident Office at Kathmandu
and Nepal Rastra Bank
Main project features: Upgraded Macro-econometric Model for Nepal
Positions held: ADB Macroeconomic Modelling Specialist and Team Leader
Activities Performed:
(a). Built, tested and calibrated an upgraded macro-econometric model for Nepal;
(b). Made econometric forecasts for medium and long term projections for major macroeconomic variables for Nepal for budgeting and planning;
(c). Prepared various papers on upgraded Macro-Econometric model for Nepal (see publications
at the list of Papers given in the Annex).
13-B. Name of assignment or project:
World Bank Administered and Multi Donor Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term
Budgeting Framework (MTBF) and Strengthening Financial Accountability
Year / Location: Jan 2011 to June 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Client: Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh.
Main project features: Strategic Development Planning; Result-Based Monitoring and Evaluation
of Development Projects, Programs and Plan Targets; Linking National Plans with Sector Specific
Policies, Programs, Budgets and MDGs; Macroeconomic and Fiscal Modelling and forecasting,
Public Debt Management and Policy
Positions held:
Technical Adviser (Macro-Fiscal Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Modelling)
Activities performed: Performed various tasks as follow:
(a) Preparation of the National Development Plan (i.e. Sixth Five-Year Strategic Plan 2011-2015);
(b) Macroeconomic forecasting of major socio-economic variables and statistical indicators and
drafting of Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework and Policy;
(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, 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 and long term macroeconomic framework, strategies and policies;

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Period
Employng Organization
Position Held (Major Tasks)
(From To)
(h) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and medium term debt strategy;
(i) Preparing guidelines/ manuals, conducting Training for capacity building of the officers;
(j) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, strategic planning etc.
(see list of papers given in the Annex).
13-C.Name of assignment or project:
African Development Bank (AfDB) Institutional Support Program on Economic and Financial
Governance (ISPEFG)
Year / Location / Client: December 2008 to November 2010, Banjul, the Gambia
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Government of the Gambia, West Africa.
Main project features: Macroeconomic Modelling and Strategic Planning
Macroeconomic Adviser (Macroeconomic Modelling and Strategic Planning)
Activities performed:
(a) Provided Support and Advice for macroeconomic modelliy and policy formulation, medium term
strategic planning for selected line ministries;
(b) Supported Ministry of Finance for formulation of macroeconomic policies and fiscal policies for
povery and inequality reduction and accelerating employment and growth;
(c) Supported Economic Monitoring and Planning Unit (EMPU) in the Ministry of Finance for
preparation of Monthly Economic and Financial Reports for the Gambia;
(d) Provided support for preparation of Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for
IMF and Project Proposals for donors.
(e) Designed and conducted training programs on these topiccs.
(f)Prepared various reports on macroeconomic forecasting and debt sustainability modeling (see list
of papers given in the Annex).
13-D. Name of assignment or project:
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms
Year / Location / Client: June 2007- July 2008, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia.
Main project features: Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Program Budgeting
Positions held: Strategic Planning Expert
Activities performed:
(a) Provided Support and Advice for macroeconomic modelliy and policy formulation, medium term
strategic planning for selected line ministries;
(b) Prepared Macroeconomic Framework, Outlook and Financial Plan for Budget;
(c) Supported preparation of Economic and Technical Memorandum for the donors;
(d) Designed and conducted training programs on macro-econometric and time series forecasting
and simulations models for alternative scenario building for the Mongolian economy;
(e) In October 2007 at UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, presented a Report on Inter-linkages between MDG,
PRSP and National Development Plans;
(f) At UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan conducted a training program during August 2007 for Measurement
and Analysis of Poverty and Inequality and Govt Finance Statistics.
(g) Prepared various papers on macro-econometric modelling and strategic planning (see list of
papers given in the Annex).
13-E. Name of assignment or project: Macro-Fiscal Modelling & Debt Sustainability Analysis;
Year / Location/ Client: March 1989- January 2006, New Delhi, India
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
Main project features: Macro-Fiscal Projections and Debt Sustainability Modelling
Positions held: Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal Projections, Public Finance, Social Sectors
and Public Debt Management)
Activities Performed:
(a) Macro-fiscal modelling, and formulation of fiscal and budgetary policies;

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Period
Employng Organization
Position Held (Major Tasks)
(From To)
(b) Preparation of medium term macro-economic framework and policy;
(c) Served as Guest Faculty for the Indian Statistical Service and Indian Economic Service Training
Institutes for conducting training programs on macro-econometric forecasting;
(d) Organised four international conferences on macroeconomic management and debt
sustainability analysis at Delhi, Goa, Kovalumpur in India and Kathmandu in Nepal funded by
the World Bank IDF grant.
(e) Worked as short-term Consultant on development policies to the ADB, Commonwealth
Secretariat, GDN, IMF, UNCTAD, UN-ECA (UN Economic Commission for Africa), UNDP, UNESCAP, UNITAR, World Bank.
(f) Worked as Country Report for the ADB during 1990-1995 for preparation of the Asian
Development Outlook (ADO) ; and Country Reporter for the ESCAP during 1991-2005 for
preparation of the ESCAP Annual Survey;
(g) Prepared and published a number of papers on Macro-Fiscal Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Modelling (see Annex for the list of publications).
13-F. Name of assignment or project: Teaching Applied Econometrics, Time Series and
Macro-econometric Analysis and Forecasting Techniques to MBA students
Year / Location/ Client: March 2006- May 2007, New Delhi, India
Institute of Integrated Learning and Management (IILM), Lodi Road, New Delhi-110002.
Main project features: Teaching Applied Econometrics, Time Series and Macro-econometric
Analysis and Forecasting Techniques to MBA students
Positions held: Professor (Public Policy and Research Methodology) and Head of the
Economics Area
Activities Performed:
(a) Delivered lectures on Public Policy and Research Methodology to MBA students;
(b)Guided Ph.D. students on Research Methodology;
(c) Conducted a training program and acted as a Resource Person for in-service training on
Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects and Programs to officers of the Indian
Economic Service during April 2007;
(d)Conducted a training program and acted as a Resource Person for in-service training on
Applied Econometrics, Time Series and Macro-econometric Analysis and Forecasting
Techniques to officers of the Indian Statistiscal Service during May 2007
13-G. Name of assignment or project: Transport Modeling and Policy Planning
Year / Location/ Client: January 1987- February 1989, New Delhi, India
Planning Commission, Government of India
Main project features: Transport Modeling and Policy Planning
Positions held: Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy Planning)
Activities Performed:
(a). Built, tested and calibrated multi-regional and multi-modal transport models for India;
(b). Made techno-economic and environmental cost benefit appraisal of new transport projects;
(c). Made econometric forecasts for transport demands by different modes such as rail, road, air,
costal shipping, inland water and pipelines;
Published various papers on transport demand forecasting by gravity models and shift and share
techniques (see publications at the list of Papers given in the Annex).
Short Term International Consultancy on Related Subjects
Period
(From To)
Dec 2010
Aug 2007

Employing Organization

Position Held

ADB Program on Macroeconomic

Management, Ministry of Finance,
Maldives, Male
United Nations Statistical Institute for

ADB Public Debt Adviser

Resource Person for Inter-Govt.

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Period
(From To)

Employng Organization
Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Japan,
Chiba

Oct 2007

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Oct 2006

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Jan 2005

Global Development Network, University

of Senegal, Dakar

Oct 2004

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Oct 2003

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Sept-Nov 1997

UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok

Sep-Oct 1995

UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand.

March 1993

UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA.

14.

Position Held (Major Tasks)

Training on Measurement and Analysis
of Poverty and Inequality and
Government Finance Statistics
Consultant (Interlinkages of MDG
with PRSP and National
Development Plan)
Consultant (Infrastructure Financing
in ESCAP)
GDN Consultant,
Bridging Research and Policy- A case
study on India
Consultant (Economic and Financial
Surveillance in ESCAP region)
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction and
Export Promotion)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI,
Growth and Technology Transfer in
Asian Economies)
Consultant (Role of Private Sector
and Privatization in Asia in Asian
Economies)
Consultant (Human Development
Index),

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Yes

No

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief

(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience

YES

(iii) I am employed by the Executing or the Implementing Agency

NO

(iv) I am a close relative of a current ADB staff member

NO

(v) I am the spouse of a current ADB staff member

NO

(vi) I am former ADB staff member.

NO

If yes, I retired from ADB over 12 months ago

Not Applicable

(vii) I am part of the team who wrote the terms of reference for this
consulting services assignment.

NO

(viii) I am sanctioned (ineligible for ADB engagement .

NO

I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if
engaged.

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Date: 1 March 2016

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ANNEX
Major Publications of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das on
Development Planning and Strategic Planning
Most of the Publications are accessible in: www.scribd.com/tarundas/
1. Strategic Planning, Macroeconomic Modelling and Economic Reforms
1.1 Medium Term Strategic Business Plan for Agriculture in Bangladesh (Draft for Discussion), pp.1-80,
World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (EU/DFID) Funded Project on DMTBF, Ministry of
Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, May 2012.
1.2 An Operational Guide for the preparation of a Medium Term Strategic Business Plan for Line
Ministries in Bangladesh, pp.1-71, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (EU/DFID) Funded
Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, February 2012.
1.3 Budget Strategy and Policy Framework Paper, pp.1-39, AfDB-ISPEFG, MOFEA, the Gambia,
Banjul, July 2010.
1.4 An Operational Macro-economic Model for Nepal- Model Structures, Data Base, Test and
Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB Resident Office in
Kathmandu and Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
1.5 Macroeconomic Analysis, Modelling and Projections- An Inception Report, pp.1-57, African
Development Bank (AfDB) Institutional Support Project on Economic & Financial
Governance (ISPEFG), Gambia, Banjul, 31 Jan 2009.
1.6 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.
1.7 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) - Basic Concepts, Methodology and Applications for
Mongolia, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR),
Ministry of Finance (MOF), Govt of Mongolia, July 2008.
1.8 Manual on Medium Term Budget Preparation and Procedures for Line Ministries, pp.1-34, ADBCBPGR, MOF, Mongolia, Feb 2008.
1.9 Strategic Plans and Program Budgets for 3 Pilot Ministries in Mongolia- Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science; Ministry of Food and Agriculture; and Ministry of Social Welfare and labour,
pp.1-94, ADB-CBPGR, MOF, Mongolia, January 2008.
1.10 Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of
Payments (BOP) Statistics, Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and MultiFactor
Productivity Measures (MFP), pp.1-70, UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba,
Japan, Aug 2007.
1.11 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Pune, Feb 2003.
1.12 Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa, pp.1110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.13 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.14 Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector in Industrial and Technological
Development, including Privatization in South Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN,
NY, 1996.
1.15 Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook, pp.2056, in Economic Liberalization and its Impact, edited by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Limited, Delhi,
1993.
2. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis
2.1

Inter-linkages between development research and policy planning in India- analytical lessons for
other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau for
Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.

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2.2

Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals, National Development Plans and

Poverty Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84,
Part-2, pp.1-78, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, October 2007.
2.3 Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development Network
Research Monitor. No.1, Sept 2006.
2.4 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs for employment generation 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.
2.5 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.
2.6 UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, pp.130, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
2.7 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di
Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
2.8 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh,
pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.9 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinsons inequality index, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.13-18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy),
15(1), 1982.
2.10 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh,
pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.11 Decompositions of Atkinsons measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178,
Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
2.12 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29, Journal of
Income and Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.
3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities
4.
3.1 External Debt Management in Maldives- Debt Sustainability Analysis and Debt Management
Policies and Strategies, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of Finance and
Treasury, Maldives, Male, Dec 2010.
www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.2 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Procedures, Legal and Institutional
Set Up, pp.1-45, World Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, November 2008.
www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.3 External Debt Sustainability Analysis for Gambia- Trends and policy issues, pp.1-40,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008. www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.4 The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, Commonwealth Secretariat, London (major
contribution). www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.5 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.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.6 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/
3.7 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50,
Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.8 Management of external debt in Cambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR and Samoa- legal, institutional
framework and debt management strategy and policies, pp.1-50, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.9 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 2006 (major contributor).
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics Guide for Compilers and
Users, IMF, Washington D.C., 2003.

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3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Part-2, 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.
3.12 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and
Institutions, pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.13 Prepayment of expensive external debt of India, Expert Group Report, pp.1-40, Ministry of Finance,
New Delhi, Sept 2002.
3.14 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for
Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
3.16 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, Tarun Das, Raj Kumar, A. Bisen and
M.R. Nair, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
3.17 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.
3.18 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
3.19 Management of external debt in India and lessons for developing countries, IMF Singapore
Regional Training Institute, Singapore, Sept 1998.
3.20 Macro-economic Framework and Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows to India, prepared for the
Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3,
UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993.

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