The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) established the Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC) at the Prime Minister’s Office headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and comprised of Secretaries and Heads of relevant Ministries and Government Agencies which among others included – Finance, Commerce, Industry, Energy, Communication, ICT, Central Bank etc. private sector-related Ministries. The private sector was represented by the heads of the different private sector Chamber Bodies. The goal of the committee was to coordinate and catalyze activities of government agencies and private sector working related to Private Sector Development (PSD) related matters. The committee took an inter-ministerial integrated approach to make decisions on regulatory policies. The Policy Coordination Unit (PCU) at the PMO supported the Committee’s decision implementation. IPAG provided research and technical support to the PSDPCC and PCU.
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