Bangladesh: Monitoring the Impacts of the Uruguay Round 1999–2003

CTPL and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Dhaka, implemented a multi-year CIDA-funded project between 1999 and 2003 to provide trade-related technical assistance in support of Bangladesh's development in the area of applied trade policy. This project promoted dialogue between government (including Opposition parties), private sector organizations, and civil society.

The project identified implications for change in the trade regime for Bangladesh's external sector performance at three levels, viz., (a) global; (b) regional; and (c) sub-regional. In so doing, Bangladesh's policy options on the emerging issues were analyzed from the perspective of both her WTO membership and her added responsibility as the leader of LDCs in the WTO. Given its dynamic nature, the project pursued a programme approach.