Launch Of Trade Sentinel: An Early Monitoring Mechanism For Trade Policy And Related Changes

The Centre for Social and Economic Progress hosted the launch of the Trade Sentinel: An Early Monitoring Mechanism for Trade Policy and Related Changes in South Asia on Thursday, March 07, 2024, 11:00 – 01:15 PM IST.

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About the event:

Trade Sentinel is an effort to fill important gaps in monitoring trade policy actions (in goods and services) in South Asian countries and aims to offer full and curated monitoring of trade policy changes as they occur, including tariff and non-tariff measures on imports, export controls, service restrictions, and FDI policies. The program seeks to provide real-time alerts, trends, and analysis of trade and investment policy changes in South Asian countries. The Sentinel is expected to be an important public good, free to access for all through a website and mobile app.

Speakers:
- Christian Echle: Head, Asia and Pacific Department, KAS, Germany

- Selim Raihan: Executive Director, SANEM, Bangladesh and Professor, Dhaka University

- Paras Kharel: Executive Director, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment, Nepal

- Prabir De, Professor, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

- Nikita Singla: International Trade, Logistics and Inclusion Specialist

- Rameshore Khanal: Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Integrated Development Studies, Nepal

- Vaqar Ahmed: Joint Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan

- Anushka Wijesinha: Co-Founder/Director, Centre for a Smart Future, Sri Lanka

- Mustafizur Rahman: Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh

- Subhashini Abeysinghe: Research Director, Verité Research, Sri Lanka

- Sanjay Kathuria: Visiting Senior Fellow, CSEP and Co-founder, Trade Sentinel

- T.G. Srinivasan: Visiting Senior Fellow, CSEP and Co-founder, Trade Sentinel

- Prerna Prabhakar: Associate Fellow, CSEP