The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Steering Committee members of the South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) agreed at a meeting here on Saturday to strengthen networking among economic research institutions in the region for generation of knowledge to promote development.

The meeting unanimously elected Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud of Dhaka University as the new Chair of the Steering Committee, according to a press release.

Established in June 1998, the vision of SANEI is to develop beneficial networking among research institutions in South Asia to foster networking between them and global institutions and experts, build research excellence and promote policy relevant and collaborative research.

SANEI is the regional partner of the Global Development Network and presently has 48 research institutes from the region as its members.

The SANEI Secretariat is located at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) with its Director General Dr. Mustafa K. Mujeri as the Coordinator.

The meeting was participated by Dr. Mustafa K Mujeri, Director General of BIDS and Coordinator of the SANEI, Dr. Ishrat Husain, Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Pakistan, Dr. M Govinda Rao, Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), India, Dr. Rajiv Kumar Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and Dr. Shanker Krishna Malla, Executive Director of Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS).