Mitigating impacts of COVID-19: Major economic policies taken by the government and Bangladesh Bank

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Mitigating impacts of COVID-19: Major economic policies taken by the government and Bangladesh Bank

Like elsewhere across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in an economic crisis for Bangladesh. The World Bank has forecasted the country’s GDP growth rate to come down...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | May 21, 2020

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Choppy Waters ahead for the Golden Fiber

Once dubbed the “golden fiber” of Bengal[2], trends in recent production data for Bangladesh signal strong need for a system of incentives to jute farmers. Evaluation of production data...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | April 29, 2020

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The Megaprojects in Bangladesh

Societies across the world continue to move toward megacity cultures, lifestyles, and economies that are becoming more important than the countries that spawn them. As a result of this trend,...

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Bangladesh’s Capital Market: A need for policies to regain investors’ confidence

Capital markets have a huge role to play in the economic development of the country. An efficient capital market helps allocate capital to businesses efficiently. Businesses in turn use...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 17, 2020

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Japan’s investment shift from China: Opportunity for Bangladesh amidst challenges

As part of its record stimulus package, Japan allocated USD 2.2 billion to help its manufacturers shift production out of China back in April.[2] As such, Bangladesh should also...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 29, 2020

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Agent Banking: Spearheading financial inclusion in Bangladesh

Agent Banking has been a catalyst in financial inclusion in Bangladesh. According to a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, participation in financial services in the country...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | October 15, 2020

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Draft Automobile Industry Development Policy: Address issues to reap full benefits

With the growth of the economy and rising purchasing power of people, sales of automobiles have been increasing in Bangladesh. However, the country still needs to depend on imports...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | December 13, 2020

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Government Stimulus Packages in COVID-19: Will it be effective for Bangladesh?

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the economic activities of the world to come at a halt. To save the world from a devastating recession, different countries are announcing stimulus...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | April 30, 2020

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Telemedicine for Bangladesh: Bridging the Doctor-Patient Gap

The Bangladesh healthcare system has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. The country has outperformed many of its South-Asian neighbours and has been lauded for...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 17, 2020

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FDI Inflow in Bangladesh: Time to Rethink and Redesign Policies

Regardless of the high economic growth of 8.1% prior to the pandemic, Bangladesh has struggled to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) into the country which can be explained by...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | October 13, 2020

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Spanish Flu & COVID-19: The Parallels and Polarities

While the world today is shaken by the recent COVID-19 outbreak, history reveals that pandemics are rare, yes, but they do occur periodically. The year 2018 was the 100th...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | April 30, 2020

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COVID-19 Brings Winds of Change in Globalization

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global economy is about to shrink by more than 3 percent in 2020, the sharpest slowdown since the Great Depression in...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 2, 2020

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Stimulus packages- Can Bangladesh pay the costs in the future?

To rescue the economy from the crisis arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Bangladesh has released stimulus packages worth around BDT 1 lakh crore, which is...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | April 30, 2020

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COVID-19: A Wake-up Call for Global and National Supply Chains

Global trade has been hit at an unprecedented speed and scale by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey by the Institute for Supply Management conducted in March indicates that 75...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 11, 2020

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COVID-19 Impact: Industries Experiencing Growth Due to the Pandemic

The world is in unprecedented territory due to the COVID-19 Crisis in 2020. Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that the world can lose 0.089 percent to 0.404 percent of...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 7, 2020

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