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A SAARCFINANCE Cell has been established in the Research Department of Bangladesh Bank since 1998
to carry out the responsibilities conferred upon it. Presently Economic Adviser of Bangladesh Bank
is working as the Coordinator of SAARCFINANCE, Bangladesh. Under the supervision of a General Manager
of the Research Department three officials have been posted in the SAARCFINANCE cell.
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Sharing Information |
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Bangladesh Bank has already initiated exchange of central bank publications and
other information with the central banks of other SAARC members. Moreover, under the information
sharing of the Network, the SAARCFINANCE Cell supplies its publications to the different central banks of the
SAARC countries and other information requested by them on occasional basis.
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Staff Exchange Program |
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Bangladesh to Other SAARC Countries |
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Bangladesh Bank |
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Reserve Bank of India
Exchange Rate System |
October 31-November 10, 2002 |
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2. a. Bangladesh Bank |
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State
Bank of Pakistan
Clearing House Automation |
February 26-March 2, 2003 |
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b. Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) |
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Bangladesh Bank |
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Banker’s Training College, India
Foreign Exchange Bourse |
April 4-21, 2004 |
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Bangladesh Bank |
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Reserve
Bank of India
A Study on Reserve Management |
May 31- June 4, 2004 |
| 5.Bangladesh Bank |
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Reserve Bank of India
Online Currency Processing, Shreading and Briquetting System |
April 28-29, 2008 |
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Other SAARC Countries to Bangladesh |
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1. Nepal Rastra Bank
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A Study on Feasibility of Using National Currencies
in SAARC Trade
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March
12-14, 2000
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Reserve Bank of India
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Microcredit
Operations of Grameen Bank and BRAC
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July
25-27, 2000
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3. Nepal Rastra Bank
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Observation
of the Calculation System of Wholesale Price Index of
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
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July
13-18, 2001
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4. Reserve Bank of India
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Microcredit
Operations of Grameen Bank and BRAC
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May
31- June 4, 2002
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5. Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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Poverty
Alleviation of Micro Finance Programs
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October 31- November 10, 2002 |
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Reserve Bank of India
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Microfinance
Institutions in Bangladesh
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November
26 - December 1, 2004
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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Microfinance
and Supervision of Microfinance Institutions in
Bangladesh
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December
17 - 23, 2004
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| 8. Nepal Rastra Bank |
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Household Budget Survey |
July 11-13, 2006 |
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Arrangement of Seminar/Governors' Symposium: |
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Bangladesh Bank has arranged the following two seminars and one governors'
symposium so far since the inception of SAARCFINANCE: |
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Impact of Global Financial Crises
and Recessionary Conditions in the Region |
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November 17-19, 1999 |
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Microcredit Operations |
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December
21-23, 2002 |
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Corporate Governance in Banks and Financial Institutions |
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August 27-28, 2008 |
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Microcredit |
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February 15-16, 2006 |
| Upcoming Governors' Symposium |
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Food Security: The Role of Central Bank in SAARC Region |
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26-27 October, 2009 |
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Participation in Seminars in Other SAARC Countries: |
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Seven participants from Bangladesh Bank attended the following Seminar. |
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Promoting Financial Stability: The Role of Central Banks |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
March 15-18, 2004 |
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Conduct of Monetary Policy and Management of Capital Flows |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
August 29, 2004 |
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Combating Pyramid Schemes |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
June 3-4, 2005 |
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Mamagement of Workers' Remittances |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
May 9-11, 2007 |
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Towards a Regional Payments Group |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
July 5-7, 2007 |
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BASEL II Implementation in South Asia |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
June 26-28, 2008 |
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Foreign Exchange Reserve Management |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
August 15-17, 2008 |
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South Aisa's Recent Growth and Future Prospects |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
August 20-22, 2008 |
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Liquidity Management for Monetary Policy in SAARC Region |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
April 22-24, 2009 |
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