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TARUN KANTI
Date of Birth
19 August 1947
Contact Address : 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New delhi-110008, India. Tel : 0091-11-25884540,
Mobile : +91-9818024569 EMAIL : das.tarun@hotmail.com
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Education
Institution [ Date from Date to ]
School of Economic and Social Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India (Sep 1967- Sep 1969)
Presidency College, University of Calcutta,
West Bengal, India (July 1964-June 1967)
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Key qualifications:
I have more than 40 years experience as Government Macroeconomist and Public Financial Management (PFM)
Expert with specialisation in:
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Line Ministries;
Development of PFM Reforms, Stategies and Development Programs financed by Budget Support from
Donors, and Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities.
12.
Worked as a Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, World Bank,
Commonwealth Secretariat, IMF, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP,
UNITAR, UN-SIAP in 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .
Have various publications on management of social securities and poverty reduction programs;
macroeconomic forecasting, PFM reforms, Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects,
Possess diversity in skills in macroeconomic forecasting, policy planning. research, teaching, training, capacity
building, policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholers.
Specific experience in the region and other countries in related fields: Worked on PFM Reforms and
Development and Management of Social Protection Programs in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Gambia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Thailand.
13.
May-Oct 2015,
Dubai, UAE
Jan 2011
June 2014,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Macroeconomic Adviser
[Made Macroeconomic forecasting, prepared strategic
plans and budgets for the Ministries of Finance,
Education, Trade and Industry, Labor and Employment;
Assisted the Ministry of Finance for Macro-Fiscal
Modeling for preparation of Medium Term
Macroecoomic Framework, Budget Stratedy and Fiscal
Policy Papers; Identified and formulated Budget
Support for development of education, health and
roads from EU, World Bank, AfDB and UNDP;
Conducted debt sustainability analysis, Formulated
PFM Strategies and Action Plans, and had PFM policy
dialogues with AfDB, World Bank, IMF, UNDP, EU.]
Sep-Oct 2009
& Apr-May
2011,
Kathmandu,
Nepal
UN-ESCAP, Bangkog
Thailand,
Bangkok
15-31 Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia
Japan, Tokyo
and Pacific (UNSIAP)
Feb 2006,
Ministry of Finance at Phnom Penh,
Cambodia &
Cambodia, and Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Lao PDR
December
Malaysian Institute for Economic
2006,
Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysia
May 2006,
Ministry of Finance
Kathmandu,
Nepal
UNITAR (UN Institute for Training &
Dec 2005,
Research) Consultant, MOF,
Indonesia,
Indonesia, Jakarta.
Jakarta,
Nov 2005,
Office of Development Studies, UNDP,
New York,
UNDP Plaza, New York
Igma Kaul, Director
USA
Sept 2005,
Ministry of Finance and Planning,
Samoa, Apia.
Apia, Samoa
Jan 2005,
Global Development Network and
Dakar,
African Commission
Senegal
Oct 2004,
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok
Bangkok,
Thailand
Feb 2002,
International Monetary Fund,
Washington
Statistics Division,
D.C., USA
March 2003
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok
Bangkok,
Thailand
Jan Feb
Ministry of Finance, Govt of
Philippines, Manila.
2003, Manila,
Philippines
Oct 2002
UN-ESCSAP, Bangkok
Bangkok,
Thailand
Oct 2000
UN-ESCSAP, Bangkok
Bangkok,
Thailand
Sept-Nov
UN Economic Commission for Africa
1998,
(UN-ECA)
Addis Ababa,
May 1995,
Beijing, China
2 weeks
every year in
1993-1995,
Geneva,
March 1993,
New York,USA
UNDP
2 weeks every
year in
1990-1998
Manila
2 weeks every
year in
1991-2005
Thailand .
14.
Social Security System in India Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok,
December 1999.
Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans and Poverty
Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.
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.
Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for Policy Makers, pp.1-40,
Global Development Network, June 2003.
Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment Promotion and
Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
Poverty and inequality in IndiaTrends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the Global Society for
Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP,
UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms period in India
and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau
for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment to the WTO, pp.150, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, UN
Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
Role of private sector including Privatization in Selected Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa, pp.1-110, UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector and Privatization in Industrial and
Technological Development in Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
1.18 Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial Flows, pp.175, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
B. Published Research Papers in International Journals and Edited Books
1.19 Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook, pp.20-56, in
Economic Liberalization and its Impact, ed. by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1993.
1.20 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization, ed.
Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
1.21 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze
Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
1.22 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,
Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
1.23 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinsons inequality index, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.1318, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
1.24 Decompositions of Atkinsons measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178, Australian
Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
1.25 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29, Journal of Income and
Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.
2. Macroeconomic Modeling, Medium Term Planning and Budgeting, and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
A. Consultancy Reports
2.1 Macro-Fiscal Models for Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal and Debt Sustainability of CAREC
Countries, pp.1-125, ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, Feb 2016.
2.2 Revenue projections for Dubai by different forecasing models such as Secular growth, GDP Bouyancy and
Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Basd Models, pp.1-60, MOF, Govt of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, Sept 2015.
2.3 Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
2.4 Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID,
EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
2.5 An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh- analytical
framework, model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base line medium and long term
projections, pp.1-96, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on
DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
2.6 An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line Ministries/
Divisions, pp.1-38, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU, Netherlands) Funded Project on
DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
2.7 An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for NepalModel Structures, Data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB
Resident Office in Kathmandu & Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
2.8 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.
2.9 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity Building Projects
on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
2.10 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74,
ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
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2.11 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in Transport
Planning and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
2.12 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government A Technical Note, Ministry of Finance, pp.121, August 1990.
2.13 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India database and calibration techniques, pp.391-403,
Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
2.14 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the Sixth Plan,
pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
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The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, pp.1-40, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, U.K.
August 2008, www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
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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/
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.
Economic Situation and Management of External Debt in Nepal, pp.1-15, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
Report on National Workshops on Capacity Building on External Debt Management in the Era of
Globalisation in Cambodia and Lao PDR During 20-24 February 2006, pp.1-21, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May
2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics - Guide for Compilers and Users,
IMF and World Bank, Washington D.C., 2003.
Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review,
Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World
Bank Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Secretariat,
London, U.K., Jan 2001. www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
B.
3.16 Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
3.17 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
3.18 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.19 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
3.20 External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional Set Up- An Inception
Report, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male,
Dec 2010.
3.21 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Procedures, Legal and Institutional Set Up,
pp.1-45, World Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, November 2008.
3.22 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry
of Finance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.23 Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best practices- pp.1-36, UNESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.
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