Partner Organisation

The following five organisations are the research partners from five South Asian countries.

• Bangladesh (development dimensions): Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

• India (services): CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment

• Nepal (agriculture): South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment

• Pakistan (non-agricultural market access): Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

• Sri Lanka (trade facilitation): Institute of Policy Studies

Brief description of partner organisations:

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka

• The Institute started in Pakistan as the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in June 1957.  The Institute was officially moved to Dhaka in January 1971. When Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign country in December of the same year, the Institute was renamed the Bangladesh Institute of Development Economics. It is a multi-disciplinary organization, which conducts policy oriented research on development issues. 
  Website: http://www.bids-bd.org

CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment, India

• While CUTS was established in 1984, CUTS-CITEE was formed in 1996 as a dedicated Centre to work on trade and development issues. Over the years, the Centre has established itself as a key research, advocacy and networking body and working at different levels – local, national, regional and international.
  Website: http://www.cuts-international.org

South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal

• SAWTEE was launched in 1994 by a consortium of non-governmental organization from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Among others, it has the mandate to conduct research on specific issues and disseminate the findings.
  Website: http://www.sawtee.org

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

• Established in 1957, the broad mandate of PIDE is to carry out theoretical and empirical research on development economics, in general, and on Pakistan-related economic issues, in particular. It promotes cooperation between governmental, non-governmental and other agencies in the relevant fields of activities.
  Website: http://www.pide.org.pk

Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Established in 1988, the mission of IPS is to contribute to the economic development of a democratic Sri Lanka. Among others, it has the goal of strengthening the national capacity for economic policy analysis and to be a point of reference on national policy issues to the public
  Website: http://www.ips.lk