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Dr. Wagle served as Chief Economic Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in New York (2020\u20132022), where he provided strategic policy guidance across 36 countries. He also co-edited <em>The Great Upheaval<\/em>, published by Cambridge University Press, and led high-level policy advisory missions to crisis-affected countries, including Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-core-block block-paragraph\">\n<p>Over the course of his career between 1997 and 2022, he has worked as an economic policy specialist with leading international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-core-block block-paragraph\">\n<p>He has also served as Chair of the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), a prominent South Asian policy think tank based in Kathmandu, established in 1979.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-core-block block-paragraph\">\n<p>Hon. 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