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4. Permanent Residential Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. India.
Telephone No.: (91-11) 25884540 Mobile: (+91) 9818024569 Skype: tarun.das58
E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com Google Search: tarun das, economic adviser
5. Education:
Institution [ Date from Date to ]
School of Economic and Social Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977)
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Other Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 were obtained]:
Training on computer programming, University of East Anglia, England, May-July 1975.
Workshop on External Debt, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 21-25 Mar 2000.
Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 Mar-4 April 2000.
Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington, 5-9 February 2001.
Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington, 5-7 Nov 2001.
Workshop on Budgeting, IMF Regional Training Inst., Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.
Study Team on Economic Crisis, Asian Productivity Council, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec 1998.
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9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Very efficient in working with MSWORD, MSEXCEL, MS POWER POINT, SPSS, XLSTAT and EVIEWS7 for Econometric Applications
I have more than 40 years experience as Government Macroeconomist and Public Financial
Management (PFM) Expert with specialisation in:
Macro-Fiscal and Macro-econometric Modeling, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Monitoring and
Analysis of macroeconomic trends, developments and leading economic indicators;
Short-term and Medium Term Forecasting of inflation, interest rates and exchange rates and
analysis of factors affecting changes in inflation, exchange rate and interest rates;
Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Line Ministries and various Sectors;
Identification, formulation of economic and public finance reforms; and monetary-financialbudgetary-taxation-pricing policies for poverty reduction and growth;
Costing and pricing of goods and services under government control and distribution;
Development of PFM Reforms, Strategies and Development Projects and Programs for
financing by budget support from donors;
Analysis and evaluation of fiscal, monetary, financial sector development & performance;
Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies and Programs;
Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities;
Organizing and conducting capacity development training programs and multi-stakeholders
workshops on above mentioned subjects.
Worked as a Macroeconomist, Macro-econometric Modeling Expert and PFM Consultant to
the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat,
IMF, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR, UNSIAP in 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .
Have various publications on macro-econometric modeling, macroeconomic forecasting, impact
analysis, PFM reforms, pricing methodologies, Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects,
management of public debt and poverty reduction programs;
Possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, econometric modeling, policy planning,
training, and conducting policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholders.
Organisation
UN Economic Commission for Africa
AfDB and Min of Finance, Gambia
Global Development Network
ADB and CAREC Countries
Min of Finance, Govt. Of the Dubai
World Bank, EU/DFID and Min of Fin
ADB and Min of Finance, Maldives
ADB and Nepal Rastra Bank
World Bank Resident Office
Commonwealth Secretariat
ADB and Min of Finance
Govt of India & Academic Institutes
UN Stat Inst for Asia and Pacific
China
May 1995
Thailand
Philippines
1991-2005
1990-1995
13. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment
held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment: dates of employment, name of
employing organization, positions held.]:
Date from Date to
& Location
Nov 2015 to April
2016,
Multi-Country
(CAREC
Countries)
Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Public Financial Management Expert [Macroeconomic Forecasting for
assessment of Macroeconomic Stability,
Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for CAREC Countries]
Description of Major Tasks Performed: Prepared a Report on Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and
Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal and Financial Viability and Public and External Debt Sustainability
for each of CAREC Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
May-Oct 2015,
Dubai, UAE
Description of Major Tasks Performed: (1) Produced various reports on medium term macroeconomic and
revenue forecasting; (2) Prepared medium term budget, and papers on Medium Term Macroeconomic Framework
and Fiscal Strategy for the government of Dubai; (3) Prepared guide books and conducted multi-stake-holders
Workshops on macroeconomic forecasting.
Jan 2011
June 2014,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh
drrezakibria@gmail.com
Tel: +880-1711527627
Description of Major Tasks Performed:
(a) Macroeconomic modeling and forecasting, analysing macroeconomic trends and developments,
(b) Analyzing factors for inflation and changes in exchange rates and interest rates and short-term and
medium forecasting of prices, interest rates and exchange rates;
(c) Formulation, execution, and result-based monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic policies; programs
and plans and impact of socio-economic policies on macroeconomic performance;
(d) Preparation of Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and budgets for line ministries such as Agriculture,
Education, Power, Transport, Local Governments and Social Welfare;
(e) Linking National Development Plans with Medium term strategic plans for line ministries;
(f) Preparation of policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(g) Preparation of medium term macroeconomic framework, budget strategies and fiscal policies;
(h) Formulated strategies and work plans for projects financed by the ADB, EU, IMF,WB and UNDP.
(i) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and formulation of medium term debt strategy;
(j) Preparing guidelines/ manuals on the above mentioned subjects, and conducting Training and Workshops
for capacity building of the multi-stakeholders;
(k) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, strategic planning and budgeting,
debt management, M&E etc. (see list of papers given in the Annex).
Dec 2008Nov 2010
(20 months,
intermittent),
Banjul,
the Gambia
Macroeconomic Adviser
[Macroeconomic forecasting, and Medium
Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting)
Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Professor (Public Policy and Research
Methodology) Teaching Public Policy and
Research Methodology to MBA students,
conducted capacity development training
and multi-stakeholders workshops on
monitoring and evaluation of development
projects for government officials
Position Held
[Major Tasks]
(a) Macroeconomic forecasting and building, testing and calibrating a multi-modal transport model for
India for preparing Medium Term Investment Plan for the Transport Sector;
(b) Economic, Financial and Social Appraisal of Transport Projects for rail, road, airlines, ports,
coastal shipping, inland water, rope ways and pipelines,
(c) Costing and pricing of public sector transport services and infrastructure on different modes,
(d) Prepared Guide Books and conducted multi-stakeholders Workshops & Training Programs on
Macroeconomic Forecasting, Transport Modelling and costing and pricing of transport services..
Oct 1984Dec 1986,
India, Delhi
Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Research Officer (Government Finance
Statistics and Fiscal Policies)
Sept 2008 to
Nov 2008
15 July to
31 Aug 2008
Aug 2007
December 2006
May 2006
Feb 2006
Dec 2005
Nov 2005
Sept 2005
Jan 2005
Oct 2004
Oct 2003
Jan-March 2003
Feb 2002
Oct-Dec 1998
Sep-Nov 1997
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok.
Sep-Oct 1995
May 1995
Position Held
[Major Tasks]
Funds in ESCAP)
Consultant (Role of Resource Based
SMEs for Poverty Reduction)
World Bank Consultant (Management of
contingent liabilities)
Member, IMF Expert Group (Govt.
Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
UN-ECA Consultant (Role of Privatization
and Public-Private Partnership for
Industrialization & Technology Transfer in
Africa)
Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth
and Technology Transfer),
Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization for Industrialization and
Technology Transfer in Asia)
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Industrialization and Technology Transfer
in ESCAP economies)
Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working
Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial
Flows
Consultant (Human Development Index),
14. References
Sr. No.
drrezakibria@gmail.com
kibriareza@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711527627
Mchowdhury_fin@yahoo.com
Tel: +880-1711567096
dravirmani@gmail.com
Tel: 0091-11-42475414
Dambelhoto2004@yahoo.com
Dambelkoto1@gmail.com
Tel; +220-7799346/ 9599346/ 3038203
pwinglee@pdp.com.au
pwinglee@gmail.com
Tel: +971-0505834285
Msecka40@hotmail.cm
Mahiuddin62@gmail.com
Tel: +880-1715078199
15. Annex: Major Publications and Consultancy Reports of Dr. Tarun Kanti Das
1. Macro Stabilization Policies and Structural Reforms
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
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1.13
Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms period in India
and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau
for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment to the WTO General
Agreement on Trade in Services, pp.1-50, Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, UN
Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
Social Security System in India Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok,
December 1999.
Role of private sector including Privatization in Selected Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa, pp.1-110, UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector and Privatization in Industrial and
Technological Development in Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial Flows, pp.1-75,
TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook, pp.20-56, in
Economic Liberalization and its Impact, ed. by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Ltd., Delhi, 1993.
Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization, ed.
Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
2. Macroeconomic Modeling Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) of Pojects/Programs/Policies
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Macro-Fiscal Models for Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability of
CAREC Countries, pp.1-125, ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation,
February 2016.
Alternative revenue projections for Dubai by different forecasting models such as Secular growth, GDP
Buoyancy and Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Based Models, pp.1-60, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015.
Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.1-45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands, Denmark, Canada) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh- analytical framework,
model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base line medium and long term projections,
pp.1-96, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
20 May 2014.
An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line Ministries/ Divisions,
pp.1-38, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
Diagnostic Study on Business Process Review and Training Needs Assessment of the Planning Wings of the
Budgetary Agencies for Public Investment Management and Integrating Planning with Budgeting in Medium
Term Budgeting Framework, pp.1-98, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, April 2011.
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2.9
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2.11
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2.14
2.15
2.16
An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for NepalModel Structures, Data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB
Resident Office in Kathmandu & Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
An Operational Consistent Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data Base,
Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank ISPEFG, the Gambia, Banjul, 31
January 2009.
Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for the Gambia during 1998-2008-2013 and some policy
issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), pp.1-36, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, June
2008
Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Government of Mongolia, May 2008.
Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology and Systems, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building Project on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia, March 2008.
Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity Building Projects
on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADBCBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of Payments (BOP)
Statistics, pp.1-70, Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and MultiFactor Productivity Measures
(MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP), Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
B.
2.17 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in Transport Planning
and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
2.18 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government A Technical Note, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-21,
August 1990.
2.19 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India database and calibration techniques, pp.391-403,
Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
2.20 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the Sixth Plan,
pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities
A. Books and Research Reports Published by Donors
3.1
The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, pp.1-40, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, U.K.
August 2008, www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.2 Management of External Debt-International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best Practices Series
No.9, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
3.3 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices Series
No.10, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.4 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.5
Economic Situation and Management of External Debt in Nepal, pp.1-15, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.6 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.7 Report on National Workshops on Capacity Building on External Debt Management in the Era of Globalisation
in Cambodia and Lao PDR During 20-24 February 2006, pp.1-21, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.8 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006.
www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.9 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics - Guide for Compilers and Users, IMF
and World Bank, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review,
Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World Bank
Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
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3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17
Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and Institutions,
pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
External Sector Related Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, pp.1-123, Com. Secretariat, London,
U.K., Jan 2001. www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
B.
3.18 Guidelines for Management of Guarantees of the Government of Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
3.19 Concept Paper on Public Debt and Design for Quarterly and Annual reports, pp.1-43, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Nov 2013.
3.20 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
3.21 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.22 Concept Paper for Setting Up a Full Fledged Middle Office within Treasury and Debt Management Wing,
(TDMW) of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-38, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project,
MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, May 2013.
3.23 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
3.24 External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional Set Up- An Inception
Report, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male,
Dec 2010.
3.25 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Legal and Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World
Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
3.26 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.27 Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best practices- pp.1-36, UNESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.
4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis
A.
4.1 Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans and Poverty
Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.
4.2 Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in ESCAP
countries, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2003.
4.3 Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for Policy Makers, pp.1-40,
Global Development Network, June 2003.
4.4 Poverty and inequality in IndiaTrends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
4.5 Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the Global Society for
Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
4.6 UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, Working Paper,
pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
B. Published Research Papers in International Journals
4.7 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment Promotion
and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
4.8 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze
Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.9 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,
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16. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that:
(1) This CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experiences.
(2) I am neither sanctioned nor ineligible for posting by any donors.
(3) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or
dismissal, and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by donor/ executing Agency..
Signature of expert:
Date:
August 21, 2016
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