Rashmi Banga is a Senior Economic Affairs Officer & Officer-in-Chrage of the Unit on Economic Cooperation and Integration among Developing Countries (ECIDC), Division of Globalisation and Develoment Strategies (GDS), UNCTAD. She is former Adviser and Head, Trade Competitiveness in Commonwealth Secretariat, where she provided policy support to more than 30 countries. She has worked as a Senior Economist/Officer-in-charge in DFID-funded UNCTAD’s project which provided support to the Minsitry of Commerce, India. She was an Associate Professor of Economics in Jawaharlal Nehru University, India and has taught for ninteen years. She received her doctorate from Delhi School of Economics, specializing in development economics, international economics and econometrics. She has published extensively in refereed journals on digital issues, international trade and FDI issues. Her current area of research includes South-South Cooperation, digital issues, assessement of free trade agreements and global and regional value chains. She has been awarded International Economic Development Research Award by Export-Import Bank of India and has been a recipient of two Gold Medals for her research on globalization and development from Global Development Network, World Bank.