CV Tarun Kanti Das for Medium Term Budgeting Framework Expert 1

CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL EXPERT

1. Proposed Position: Budget Expert

2. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das
3. 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
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]:
Institute/ University From To Degree and Year of Award Major subjects

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
Sept 1974 July 1977 Ph.D. (Applied
Eonometrics) 1977,
“Decompositions of Poverty
and Inequality Measures”
Sept 1967 Nov1969 MA (Quantitative
Economics) 1969
First Class, Ranked
Second in the University
June1964 June1967 BA Hons. (Economics)
1967 First Class First,
Gold Medalist
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

6. 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.

7. Other Qualifications, Trainings and Workshops attended [since degrees were obtained]:
(a) Received training and very efficient in working with MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWER POINT,
XLSTAT, SPSS and EVIEWS for Econometric Analysis.
(b) Workshop on Budgeting & Macro-Economy, IMF Regional Training Institute, Singapore, Aug 1998.
(c) Workshop on External Debt Management, IMF Reg. Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
(d) Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
(e) Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
(f) Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
(g) Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
(h) Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
(i) Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
(j) Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
(k) UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development, at
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-26 April 1998.
(l) UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-3 Aug 1998.
(m) Study Team on Economic Crisis, Asian Productivity Council, Tokyo, 15-20 Dec 1998.

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8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert worked in the last 20 years]:
Worked as Public Finance Management Expert in Laos PDR, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Central Asia Regional
Economic Co-operation (CAREC) Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Dubai (UAE), Ethiopia, the Gambia, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA.

9. 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
10. Key qualifications:
I am an internationally acknowledged Public Financial Management (PFM) Expert having more than
40 years experience with specialization in:
 Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) and Budget for selected Line Ministries viz.
Finance, Planning, Agriculture and Food, Education, Health, Transport, Energy, Local
Government, Labor and Social Welfare etc.;
 Preparation of Medium Term Macro-Economic Framework, Medium Term Fiscal Framework
(MTFF)/ Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Budget Framework (MTBF),
 Conducting Meedium Term Macroeconomic, Revenue and Expenditure Forecasting;
 Project Appraisal, Cost Benefit Analysis and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of
Development Policies and Programs;
 Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities; and
 Conducting capacity development training programs and multi-stakeholders’ workshops on these
subjects.
 Prepared Manuals for preparation of Medium Term Fiscal and Expenditure Framework;
 Prepared Guide Books on Medium Term Strategic Plans and Program Budgets,
 Prepared Operational Medium Term Strategic Plans and Budgets for selected Ministries in
Bangladesh, India, Mongolia and the Gambia;
 Worked as a PFM Consultant to the ADB, AfDB, WB, ComSec, IMF, UN-ECA, UNCTAD, UNDP,
UN-ESCAP, UNITAR, UN-SIAP in 25 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .
 Have various publications on Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, MTEF, MTBF, MTSP, PFM reforms, M&E
methodology, management of public and external debt.
 Possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, training, policy planning, capacity building, and
conducting policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholders.
 Hold a First Class degree in Economics from Calcutta University and Ph.D. in Economics as Commonwealth
Scholar from the East Anglia University, England.

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
(From To)
27 March to Asian Development Bank, SARD, Research Specialist (Transport Sector
30 June 2017 Manila, Philippines Assessmrnt for Sri Lanka)
December World Bank funded capacity World Bank Resource Person for Capacity
2016 to development project on Economic Development of Environmental and Social
January 2017 Assessment of Hydropower Impact Analysis and Economic and Financian
Projects of Laos PDR, through Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydro-Power Projects
PWC India, at Vientianne, Laos inLaos PDR
August 2016 to ADB funded project on South Asia Public Resource Management Expert (Macro-
November Regional Economic Cooperation, Fiscal Forecastinf and Debt Sustainability
2016 through PWC India, in Bhutan Analysis for Bhutan)
April 2015, and ADB funded project on Power Public Finance Expert (Medium Term Macro-

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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
Dec 2015 to Sector Road Map for CAREC
April 2016 Countries, through PWC India
May 2015 to Ministry of Finance, Government of
Oct 2015 Dubai, Dubai, UAE
January 2011 World Bank Administered and
to June 2014 Multi-Donor (DFID/ EU/ Denmark/
Canada/ Netherlands) Funded
Project on Deepening
MTBF(DMTBF) and Strengthening
Financial Accountability, Ministry of
Finance, Govt. of Bangladesh,
Dhaka.
Dec 2008 to African Development Bank
Nov 2010 Institutional Support Project on
(20 months on Financial and Economic Reforms,
intermittent Ministry of Finance and Economic
basis) Affairs, The Gambia, Banjul, Africa.
Fiscal Projections for Assessment of Macro-
economic stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt
Sustainability for each of CAREC Countries)
Macro Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic
Forecasting Expert (Medium Term Macro-Fiscal
Projections, MTEFand MTBF)
Technical Adviser (Medium Term Strategic
Planning and Budgeting, Monitoring and
Evaluation, Debt Management and Policy),
Dealt various subjects such as the following:
(a) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic
Plans, MTBF and MTEF for selectred line
ministries viz, Finance, Planning, Education,
Health, Power, Local Govt, Agriculture,
Transport, Social Securities)
(b) Preparation of the Sixth Five Year Plan
and Perspective Plan for the Planning
Commission;
(c) Monitoring and Evaluation;
(d) Macro-Fiscal forecasting;
(e) Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA);
and Medium Term Debt Strategy (MTDS)
(f) Conducted training on these topics.
(g) Prepared various reports on
MTBF/MTEF, Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, DSA,
MTDS, M&E
Macroeconomic Adviser (Medium Term
Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Macro
economic modeling and policy planning))

Sep-Oct 2009 ADB Project on Macroeconomic ADB Macroeconomic Modeling Specialist &
and Management, Nepal Rastra Bank Team Leader (Macro economic modeling for
Apr-May 2010 and ADB Nepal Resident Office, medium term planning and budgeting)
Nepal, Kathmandu
01 June 2007 ADB Capacity Building Project on ADB Strategic Planning Expert
to Governance Reforms, Ministry of (Strategic Planning and Macro Fiscal
08 July 2008 Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar Forecasting)
Mar 2006 to Institute for Integrated Lerarning Professor (Public Policy and Research
May 2007 for Management (IILM), New Delhi, Methodology)
India
Mar 1989 to Ministry of Finance, Government of Economic Adviser (Macro-Fiscal Modeling anf
Jan 2006 India, New Delhi Forecasting, Budgeting, Fiscal Policy and Public
Debt Management)
Jan 1987 to Planning Commission, Govt. of Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy
Feb 1989 India, New Delhi. Planning),
Oct 1984 to Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. Chief Economist and Head of the Economic
Dec 1986 of India, New Delhi. Research Unit
Oct 1982 to Bureau of Industrial Costs and Chief (Economic Division)
Sep 1984 Prices, Ministry of Industry, Govt.
of India, New Delhi.
May 1978 to UNDP Transport Policy Planning Deputy Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy

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Period Employng Organization
(From To)
Sep 1982 Project, Planning Commission,
Govt of India, New Delhi.
July 1973 to Department of Economic Affairs,
Aug 1974 and Ministry of Finance, Govt of India,
Aug 1977 to New Delhi.
May 1978
Sep 1974 to School of Economic and Social
July 1977 Studies, East Anglia University,
Norwich. England.
Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service,
June 1973 Department of Personnel and
Training, Govt of India, Delhi
June 1970 to Center of Advanced studies for
Oct 1971 Economics, Presidency College,
Calcutta, India.
Short Term External Consultancies
Dec 2010 ADB Program on Strengthening
Institutional Capacity for
Macroeconomic Management,
Ministry of Finance and Treasury,
Govt. Of Maldives, Male
Sept 2008 to World Bank Resident Office and
Nov 2008 Minstry of Finance, Uzbekistan,
Tashkent
15 July to Commonwealth Secretariat,
31 Aug 2008 Special Advisory Services on Debt
Management, UK, England
Oct 2007 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute
for Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP),
Japan, Chiba
December Malaysian Institute for Economic
2006 Research (MIER)Malaysia, Kula
Lumpur
Oct 2006 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok
May 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt
Management, Minmistry of
Finance, Nepal, Kathmandu
15-28 Feb 2006 UNESCAP Program on Debt
Management, MOF, Laos
PDR,Viantiane
01 – 14 Feb UNESCAP Program on Debt
2006 Management, Ministry of Finance,
Govt. Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
Dec 2005 UNITAR Program on Public Law
and Legal System for debt
Management, Ministry of Finance,
Govt. of Indonesia, Jakarta
Nov 2005 Office of Development Studies,
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Position Held
Planning)
Research Officer (Public Finance and Fiscal
Policy)
Commonwealth Scholar (Impact of
Demographic Change on Poverty and
Inequality)
Assistant Director (on the job training of
Macroeconomic Modelling, computer
programming and public finance)
Research Fellow (Decompositions of Poverty
and Inequality Measures)
Public Debt Management Specialist (Macro
economic Forecasting and Debt Sustainability
Analysis)
World Bank Consultant (Macro economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis)
COMSEC Consultant (Macro economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability 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 in ESCAP
Economies)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macro economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Macro economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis)
UN-ESCAP Consultant ((Macro economic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis)
UNITAR Consultant (Law, Regulation and Legal
System for Debt Management)
UNDP Consultant (Financing International Co-
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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, USA operation Behind National Borders)
Sept 2005 UNESCAP Program on Debt UN-ESCAP Consultant ((Macro economic
Management, Ministry of Finance, Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis)
Govt. of Samoa, Apia
Jan 2005 Global Development Network, GDN Consultant, Bridging Research and
University of Senegal, Dakar Policy- A Case Study on Reforms in India
Oct 2004 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Social Security and Provident
Funds in ESCAP Economies)
Oct 2003 UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok Consultant (Role of Resource Based SMEs for
Poverty Reduction & Export Promotion)
March 2003 World Bank & Ministry of Finance, World Bank Consultant (Management of
Govt. Of Philippines, Manila contingent liabilities of the government)
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Member, IMF Expert Group (Government
USA, Washington Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
Sept-Nov 1998 UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Consultant (Role of Private Sector &
Privatization in Africa)
Sep-Nov 1997 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok. Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth and
Technology Transfer in ESCAP Economies),
Sep-Oct 1995 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization in Asia)
May 1995 China Internl Centre for Eco and UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Technical Exchanges Industrialization and Technology Transfer)
July 1993 and UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working Group on
July 1994. and Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows
July 1995 UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA.
March 1993 UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA. Consultant (Human Development Index),
2 weeks every ADB, Manila, Philippines ADB Consultant as Country Reporter for India
year 1990-95 for the Asian development Outlook
2 weeks every UN-ESCAP, Thailand, Bangkok ESCAP Consultant as Country Reporter for
year 1990 to India for the ESCAP Econ &Social Survey
2005
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 (Please see Sections
Below)
[Among the assignments in which the expert has been involved, indicate the following information for those
assignments that best illustrate the expert’s capability to handle the tasks listed under point 12.]
Name of assignment or project:
Year / Location: / Client:
Main project features:
Positions held:
Activities performed:

13-A. Name of assignment or project:

World Bank funded project on Capacity Building on Environmental and Social Impact Analysis and
Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis of the Hydro Power Projects in Laos PDR
Year / Location: December 2016 to January 2017 at Vientiane, Laos PDR
Client: World Bank and Ministry of Energy of Laos through PWC India
Main project features: Environmental and Social Impact Analysis and Economic and Financial Cost
Benefit Analysis of the Hydro Power Projects in Laos PDR
Positions held: World Bank Resource Person for Capacity Building on Environmental and
Social Impact Analysis and Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis

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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
Ativities Performed: Prepared Lecture Notes and Case Studies on Environmental and Social Impact
Analysis and Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis of the Hydro Power Projects in Laos
PDR, and conducted Multi Stake- Holders Workshop at the National University of Laos (NUOL) at
Vientiane, Laos PDR
13-B. Name of assignment or project:
ADB Research Specialist (Transport Sector Assessment for Sri Lanka)
Year / Location: 27 March 2017 to 30 June 2017, at Colombo, ri Lankaq and Delhi, India.
Client: ADB, SARD, Manila, Philippines/
Main project features: Transport Sector Assessment for ri Lanka
Positions held: Research Specialist( Transport Sector Assessment Specialist)
Activities Performed
Prepared Reports on Fiscal-Financial-Economic-Social-Technological and Environmental
Sustainability of the Transport Sector Development in Sri Lanka.
13-C. Name of assignment or project: UN-ESCAP funded project on Capacity Building on Medium
Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis
Year / Location: 15-28 February 2016, at Vientiane, Laos PDR
Client: UN-ESCAP and Ministry of Finance, Government of Laos
Main project features: Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis
Positions held: UN-ESCAP Consultant (Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt
Sustainability Analysis)
Activities Performed
Prepared Reports and conducted Multi Stake- Holders Workshop on Medium Term Macroeconomic
Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis, at the Ministry of Finance, Govt, of Laos PDR
13-D. Name of assignment or project:
ADB funded project on Public Financial Management and Power Sector Road Map for Central Asia
Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Countries, through PWC India
Year / Location: April 2015, November 2015 to April 2016, India and CAREC Countries
Client: ADB through PWC India
Main project features: Macro-Fiscal Modelling, Macroeconomic Forecasting and Medium Term
Planning and budgeting Framework for CAREC Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).
Positions held:
Public Financial Management Expert (Macro-Fiscal Modelling and Macroeconomic Forecasting for
assessment of macroeconomic stability, fiscal viability, and public and external debt sustainability)
Activities Performed: Built, tested and calibrated macro-fiscal models for assessment of medium
term macroeconomic stability, fiscal viability and public and external debt sustainability of CREC
countries, prepared various reports on the subject
13-E. Name of assignment or project:
Public Financial Management Reforms
Year / Location: May 2015 to October 2015, Dubai, U.A.E.
Client: Ministry of Finance, Government of Dubai, U.A.E.
Main project features: Macro-Fiscal Modelling, Macroeconomic Forecasting and Medium Term
Planning and budgeting Framework for the Government of Dubai .
Positions held: Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Forecasting Expert
Activities Performed
 Built, tested and calibrated macro-fiscal models and made macroeconomic forecasting of
major macroeconomic variables, revenues and expenditures;
 assisted for preparation medium term budget framework for various departments; and
preparation of fiscal policy and budget strategy papers for the ministry of Finance,
Government of Dubai;
 prepared various working papers and training manuals on these subjects and conducted
capacity building training programs for the multi-stakeholders.

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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
13-F. Name of assignment or project:
World Bank Administered and Multi Donor (DFID/EU) 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: Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting; Result-Based Monitoring
and Evaluation of Development Projects, Linking Budgets with MDGs, Macroeconomic and Fiscal
Modelling and forecasting, Public Debt Management and Policy
Positions held: Technical Adviser (Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, Medium Term Budgeting Framework
and Debt Sustainability Modelling)
Activities performed: Performed various tasks as follow:
(a) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and budgets for selected line ministries
such as Finance, Agriculture, Education, Power, Local Govts, Transport and Social Welfare;
(b) Preparation of the National Development Plan (i.e. Sixth Five-Year Strategic Plan 2011-2015);
(c) Macroeconomic forecasting of major socio-economic variables and statistical indicators and
drafting of Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework, Fiscal Policy and Budget Strategy Papers;
(d) Formulation, execution, and result-based monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic policies;
programs and plans and impact of socio-economic policies on macroeconomic performance;
(e) Linking National Development Plans with Medium term strategic plans & MDGs for ministries;
(f) Preparation of policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(g) Preparation of medium and long term macroeconomic framework, strategies and policies;
(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, medium term budgeting,
strategic planning, debt sustainability modeling etc. (see list of papers given in the Annex).

13-G.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 and budgeting 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, and MDGs;
(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
13-H. 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 macro-economic
variables for Nepal for budgeting and planning;
(c). Prepared various papers on upgraded Macro-Econometric model for Nepal
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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
13-I. 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-j. 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;
(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, UN-
ESCAP, 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-K. 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

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Period Employng Organization Position Held

(From To)
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-L. 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).

14. Certification:
A. I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that:
(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;
(ii) I am not employed by the Executing or the Implementing Agency
(iii) I am not a close relative of a current staff member of the donor.
(iv) I am not the spouse of a current staff member of the donor.
(v) I am not a former staff member of the donor.
(vi) I am not part of the team who wrote the terms of reference for this consulting services assignment.
(vii) I am neither inelligible nor disqualified for any assignment by any donor.
B. I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or
dismissal, if engaged.

Date: 07 January 2018

Signature of expert (Day/Month/Year)

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ANNEX
ajor Publications of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das on
Development Planning and Strategic Planning
Most of the Publications are accessible in: www.scribd.com/tarundas/

1. Macroeconomic Strategic Planning and Budgeting, MTBF and MTEF/ MTFF

1.1 Medium Term Strategic Business Plan and Budget 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 and Budget 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, ADB-
CBPGR, 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 Multi–Factor
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.1-
110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.13 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158, UN-
ESCAP, 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.20-
56, 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.1-
30, 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 Atkinson’s 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 Atkinson’s 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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