Fourteenth South Asia Economic Summit (SAES XIV) 4-5 Nov

11th SAES

The Fourteenth South Asia Economic Summit (SAES XIV) is being organised in Dhaka,

Bangladesh on 4-5 November 2023, in continuation of the previous thirteen SAES events hosted by the co-organisers on a rotating basis. The overarching theme of the SAES XIV is ‘Reframing South Asian Regional Cooperation in the New Context: National and Global Dimensions’.

Within this broad theme, the Summit will focus on specific issues of regional cooperation and development in South Asia.

The objective of SAES is to advance the cause of regional integration in South Asia through discussions and deliberations by stakeholders on interests and concerns of countries and people of the region. The vision is a gradual evolution of SAES into a South Asian Davos. 

SAES events are conceived as opportunities to bring together key stakeholders to contribute to South Asian cooperation through exchange of evidence-based knowledge and innovative ideas.

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) is hosting the SAES XIV jointly with Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Colombo, Sri Lanka; Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India; South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu, Nepal and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan.

The SAES XIV in Dhaka will be participated by a diverse set of participants including ministers, high-level policymakers, political leaders, leading experts and academics, representatives of the private sector, civil society and grassroots groups, media and development partners from the region and beyond. – CDP media release