The Global Economic Crisis and the Great Recession that followed have inflicted tremendous economic and social damage across the world. Analytical discussions are critically needed that cover options for mitigating impending protectionism as countries generate responses to the crisis, support options for resuscitating the drying trade finance, options for equilibrating international supply and demand in the commodity market at both national and multilateral levels. The workshop on Post Economic Meltdown Era: Challenges and Strategies is an initiative by the Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University in association with AMDISA, SAARC and Alliance University, Bangalore so as to bring together policy makers, academicians and researchers who are working in areas related to the mitigation of the crisis and damage caused by the economic slowdown and to suggest ways and means for economies across the globe to sail through safely and achieve a sustainable pace of growth.

Against the above background and context, the objectives of the Workshop will be to:

• Examine the models and options for mitigating the adverse effects of the global financial/economic crisis on trade and development performance of developing and developed countries.
• Identification of the effects of the global financial/economic downturn on the economies of the developing countries.
• Methods, tools and policy options for obtaining sustainable economic growth during the economic crisis in the developed and developing countries.

The two day International Workshop will cover the following thematic clusters:

1. The Global Financial/Economic Crisis
2. Trade and Development Implications of the Global Financial/Economic Crisis for Developing and developed countries.
3. The Implications of the Implicit Protectionism arising from current Responses to the Global Financial/Economic Crisis.
4. Strategising Indian industry to overcome the impact of global meltdown.
5. Synthesis of potential feasible Policy options.

• Policy makers in Government and non-governmental organizations,
• Experts from the Industry and Corporate,
• Academicians and researchers from the related areas

The registration fee will include the participation in the Workshop, the Workshop proceedings and the working lunch and snacks during the Workshop.

Mode of payment: Registration fee shall be paid through DD in favour of The Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, BHU payable at Varanasi (India) or through Electronic Transfer at State Bank of India, Branch Code: 0211, A/c 10654899123, Bank Swift code No. SBININBB501. (A copy of bank transfer details may please be attached with registration form).

Category	Before 31st Dec	After 31st Dec
Indian Nationals:
(a)    Institutional	Rs. 4000	Rs. 5000
(b)    Academician	INR 2500	INR 3000
(c)    Research Scholar	INR 1500	INR 2000
Foreign Nationals (from SAARC):	USD 50	USD 75
Foreign Nationals (Excluding SAARC):	USD 100	USD 120

Accommodation may be arranged on request in a Hotel/University Guest House on payment basis.
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