Centre for Trade & Development (Centad) is a not for profit organization that seeks to strengthen the ability of governments and communities in South Asia to make international trade and globalization work for development. Established in 2004, it strives to undertake accurate and real time analysis, promote better policies through policy research, and provides a platform for more informed policy-making at multilateral, regional, and national levels

Centad is organising its second annual 'South Asian Conference on Trade and Development' at the Park Hotel, New Delhi, on December 19-20, 2006. This year's theme is 'Multilateralism at Cross Roads: Reaffirming Development Priorities'.

The conference will attempt to address a gamut of trade-related issues that are central to furthering the development agenda of South Asian countries. Apart from possible approaches to move ahead in multilateral negotiations, regional agreements will also be discussed. A special session will be devoted to India's trade in services.

The Centad publication Trade in Services and India: Prospects and Strategies will be released on the occasion. The book, edited by Professor Rupa Chanda, with a foreword by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, has been published by reputed international publisher Wiley (India). Summary recommendations from Centad's South Asian Yearbook of Trade and Development 2006, published by Wiley (India), will also be made available.

For more information see: http://www.centad.org/announcement_24.asp

December 7, 2006.