Macroeconomic and Sectoral Development Division (MESDD)
- Theme 1: Macroeconomic objectives
- Economic growth and source of growth
- Economic growth, poverty reduction and inequality
- Inflation dynamics
- Unemployment determinants
- Theme 2: Saving and Investment
- Household saving rate, habit and culture
- Credit supply and constraints from a variety of financial institutions (formal, informal, rural SAACOs)
- Risk management products like insurance and diversification: Their development and use
- Innovative saving and credit products: e-banking, mobile banking , group lending etc
- Private sector development: access to finance, professional management, trade reform etc)
- Investment barriers: bureaucracy, corruption, access to resources like land, skilled labor, finance etc
- Theme 3: Public sector revenue and expenditure
- Tax and non-tax revenue: performance, challenges
- Public sector expenditure management: efficiency and effectiveness
- Budget allocation to pro-poor sector
- Budget deficit: analysis, closing the gap and self reliance
- Theme 4: Sectoral development and Urbanization
- Manufacturing industry: challenges, linkages with agriculture (agro-processing), diversification, expert led, import substitution
- Construction industry
- Trade industry
- Transport industry
- Micro and small enterprise development
- Urban development and housing
- Economic infrastructures: roads, water and irrigation, energy
- Public enterprises: efficiency and effectiveness