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An internationally recognised SME expert having proven expertise of more than 30 years of experiences in working with Govt. of India, Govt of Egypt and international organisations like World Bank, DFID-UK; GiZ&KfW-Germany; Afd-France, SDC-Switzerland and JICA-Japan towards promotion and development of SME sector leading to enterprise creation, employment generation and income growth. |
 Contact R K Das
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Area of Expertise: |
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE OVER THE YEARS
1998 -2019 – Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) - Country Head - CGM, SIDBI (Retd.)
? Managed successfully World Bank-led SME Financing and Development Projects (SMEFDP) in India in partnership with DFID, UK; EU projects by KfW and GIZ, Germany and SDC, Switzerland towards promotion, financing and development of SME sector in India. These projects won international awards and recognition by G-20, ADFIAP and World Bank .
? Benefitted more than 100 thousand in SME sector through skill development, entrepreneurship development and cluster developments.
? Designed SME sector development program in Egypt through SFD, Govt. of Egypt and World Bank.
? Successfully contracted various lines of credit from World Bank, KfW, Germany; AfD, French and JICA, Japan for SIDBI for financing SMEs in India.
? Strengthened supporting institutions like Transunion CIBIL – credit information bureau, Acuite – an SME rating agency.
? SME POLICY MAKING: Constantly engaging with Government of India (especially Ministry of Finance and M/o MSME), Reserve Bank of India, Planning Commission, etc. in formulating and implementing various policy measures for the MSME sector. Many suggestions were translated into budget announcements.
? Led a team of merchant bankers for raising equity through SME IPOs.
2014-15– NCGTC, Ministry of Finance, GoI - CEO (Deputation)
? Set up and managed NCGTC – World’s largest credit Guarantee institution for SMEs and others - putting in place a robust organizational structure a B2B model with operational and IT linkages with banks.
1984-98 – Reserve Bank of India - Assistant Advisor
? Research on all areas of economics including applied macro economics, public finance, international trade & developments – Special focus on Monetary economics and Policy making.
? Preparing in-depth policy oriented research papers on especially on small industries.
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Education: |
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Masters in Analytical and Applied Economics from Utkal University, Odisha, India in 1981 in 1stDvn.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
SKILLS
? Design and lead an SME development architecture with the objectives of employment creation and welfare maximisation.
? Create an enabling eco-system for addressing the SME credit and non-credit gaps through greater access to SME credit, micro finance, credit guarantees, credit rating, SME venture capital, capacity building of bankers and SME clusters development.
? Prepare SME policy framework based on international best practices.
Bringing international donors to work together for the SME sector development in the country.
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Oriya |
Nationality:
Indian
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LinkedIn Profile:
www.linkedin.com/in/rkdas2010
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