Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has been made a member of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Secretary-General of the United Nations has invited Dr Fahmida to join as a Member of the High-level Advisory Board on Productive Capacities Index (PCI) of UNCTAD. UNCTAD launched PCI as a practical tool which will help member states to monitor and benchmark their progress and achievements in building new and enhancing existing productive capacities over time, and their potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ: Budget implementation failure lack of available data: CPD The PCI Advisory Board will advise UNCTAD on its research and policy-oriented agenda related to productive capacities. UNCTAD would include, among others, the expansion of policy and institutional frameworks, further development and refinement of the methods and international standards for the measurement of productive capacities. READ: Businesses in Bangladesh face challenges of inefficient administration, funding shortage and corruption: CPD study The Advisory Board on PCI will work in broad collaboration with the academia, policy makers, statisticians and experts working on related programs and endeavors.