WB senior VP due Dec 12

World Bank Senior Vice-President (Development Economics) and Chief Economist Dr Kaushik Basu arrives here on December 12 on a five-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman, reports BSS.
The World Bank senior vice-president will deliver a lecture on " Global Economy, Bangladesh and Regional Cooperation: Problems and Prospects" at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 3pm on December 13, BB General Manager AFM Asaduzzaman confirmed.
He said Basu, an Indian national, will visit the central bank and exchange views with the officials of its research cell apart from holding meeting with the governor.
The World Bank senior vice-president will also share views with the country's leading economists. Basu will also visit rural areas to have an idea about the country's growing economy. He is scheduled to leave Dhaka on December 16.
Meanwhile, a press conference on the visit of the World Bank vice-president will be held at the Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Bank at 4pm.

WB senior VP due Dec 12

World Bank Senior Vice-President (Development Economics) and Chief Economist Dr Kaushik Basu arrives here on December 12 on a five-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman, reports BSS. The World Bank senior vice-president will deliver a lecture on Global Economy, Bangladesh and Regional Cooperation: Problems and Prospects at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre at 3pm on December 13, BB General Manager AFM Asaduzzaman confirmed. He said Basu, an Indian national, will visit the central bank and exchange views with the officials of its research cell apart from holding meeting with the governor. The World Bank senior vice-president will also share views with the countrys leading economists. Basu will also visit rural areas to have an idea about the countrys growing economy. He is scheduled to leave Dhaka on December 16. Meanwhile, a press conference on the visit of the World Bank vice-president will be held at the Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Bank at 4pm.