BASANT RAJ BHANDARI

FORMER PRINCIPAL ADVISER, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE, UNCTAD/WTO, GENEVA.

PRESENTLY CHIEF CONSULTANT, GLOBAL TRADERS CONFERENCE, GENEVA
Borned in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India in May, 1929
SWITZERLAND
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Mr. Bhandari, who is an international expert on foreign trade of over 46 years standing, has been since 1994 working as Chief Consultant to the Global Traders Conference (GTC), Geneva, Switzerland, as also Senior Consultant in the International Trade Centre UNTAD ? WHO (ITS), Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Bhandari has also  worked an external consultant to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNTAD), Geneva, Switzerland, the World Bank, USA, Helsinki School of Economics’ Trade Development Institute (PRODEC), Finland, the International management Institute (RVB), Maastricht, The Netherlands, The Commonwealth Secretariat and pother international organizations, He has the unique experience of having worked in private sector, government and international organizations, as elaborated above.

Mr. Bhandari has been the author of several articles on international trade and has been the faculty members of the Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad, India. While working for the Government of India and the United nations, he has attended several international  conferences and has been responsible for organizing hundreds of training programmes on various aspects of foreign trade including WTO aspects in which he also participated as principal speaker and resource person.

Mr. Bhandari has traveled extensively throughout the globe covering more than 120 countries in all the six continents and visited some countries several times. His frequent missions have given him rare and unmatched experience of ground realities in developing countries for proposing suitable policy options and practical measures for strengthening and stimulation growth and development of their foreign trade.

 
 From To

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIANCE
1994 To date Chief Consultant,Global Traders Confrence (GTC), Geneva,Switzerland,and senior consultant, International Trade Center UNTCAD/WTO (ITC), Geneva , Switzerland and the Commenwealth Secretariat,London,U.K.
1989 1993 Principal Advisor,International Trade Center UNCTAD/ GATT (ITC), Geneva , Switzerland (till super annuation).
1978 1989 Senior Adviser on ECDC and import Operation and Techniques,International Trade Center UNCTAD/GATT (ITC) , Geneva, Switzerland.
1976 1978 Senior Consultant(short term assignment)to the International Trade Center UNCTAD/GATT (ITC), and United Nations Confrence on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),Geneva,Switzerland, on joint expert marketing groups,state trading organisation, etc. in various countries, including Indonesia,Iran,and The Philippines and State Trading Organisations.
1963 1977 Senior Officer on deputation from the Industrial Management Pool (IMP)to the State Trading Corp.of India Ltd.(STC),Ministry of Commerce,India.Last Position held as Group Executive and Member of the STC's Committee of Management . was responsible for export and imports of various items - value USD 500 million p.a.
1971 1972 First Managing Director, Jute Corporation of India Ltd.,Calcutta, on secondment from STC and Industrial Management
1960 1963 Chief Administration Officer (on secondment ) , Hindustan Isecticides Ltd., New Delhi , on joining the Industrial Management Pool (IMP), a Managerial Service of the Government of India.
1956 1960 Secretory and Sales Master , Khardah jute Mills Ltd.,Calcutta, India.
1952 1956 Chief Accountant ,Khardah Jute Mills Ltd. Mg. agent Anderson Wright Ltd.Calcutta, India.

Academic and Specialized Attainments
Dates Institution Degrees/Diplomas Main fields
1946 1952 Jaswant College Jodhpur

M.Com. & LLB    (Both in first class)

 Commerce and Law
1954 1956 Indian Institute of Business Management and social Welfare Calcutta. Masters in Business Administration (MBA) (first class  first) Management
1957 1958 Administration staff College Hyderabad, India In there Official Batch of senior officials Training Programme Administration

1962

 Cornell University U.S.A. First Indian to attend ED Programme Executive Development