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Bangladesh Power Sector – Filling the Gap in Demand

...Bangladesh Power Development Board [5] Annual Report 2017-2018 – Summit Power Limited [6] Annual Report 2017-2018 – United Power Generation & Distribution [7] Power Sector Industry of Bangladesh – Databd...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 16, 2019

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Assessing Over-Capacity in the Bangladesh Power Sector

...Power Development Board (BPDB) Overcapacity in the Power Sector therefore is a problem that needs to be immediately addressed to lower the financial liability of the sector and improve upon...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 30, 2020

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Power Sector

...sector investments and provide an investment-friendly environment by providing various tax and other incentives. Owing to the opportunities exhibited by the power and energy sector, two power sector projects –...

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Bangladesh Power Sector Overview-2018

...Power, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has undertaken pragmatic steps towards increasing the power supply in the short span of time by encouraging private sector power production as well as...

• Published by: EBL Securities
• Published on: April 9, 2019

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Transforming the power sector in Bangladesh

• Published by: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• Published on: March 1, 2018

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The Megaprojects in Bangladesh

...the country’s first nuclear power plant at Rooppur.[22] Matarbari Power Plant Matarbari coal-fired power plant is being developed in Maheshkhali in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Project Update: The...

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FDI Inflow in Bangladesh: Time to Rethink and Redesign Policies

...demographic dividend. Moreover, the current emphasis on infrastructure development, bilateral agreements, improved power sector and some thriving sectors provides the country with an opportunity to witness increased FDI inflow in...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | October 13, 2020

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Banking Sector: Turbulence in Disguise

...fragments: formal sector, semi-formal sector and informal sector. The formal sector includes all regulated financial institutions. The semi-formal sector includes institutions which are regulated otherwise but do not fall under...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | October 7, 2019

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Formalizing the Informal Economy: Key to Solving the Budget Deficit Problem?

.../ Source: Labour Force Survey 2016-17 by BBS The agricultural sector has the highest portion of workers in the informal sector while the service sector has the highest portion of...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | February 27, 2020

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Capital Markets in Bangladesh: A Call for Prudence and Informed Investment

...corporate governance to the banking sector. Political influence has long been crippling the banking sector when it comes to lending. In order to ensure the health of the sector, political...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | August 25, 2019

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Prospects of Plastics Sector: A Rarely Told Story

...belong to SMEs. FIGURE: Employee inclusion by the plastic sector / Source: USAID Moreover, the sector has been creating impact in employment inclusion as it is currently employing 0.2 million...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | March 25, 2020

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Light Engineering Sector: Can It Be Taken Lightly?

Bangladesh, having the apparel sector as the largest source of its export earnings, is in desperate need of diversification for its export basket. One such industry, that has been recognized...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | March 25, 2020

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COVID-19 & Tourism: A Tragic End to the Thriving Industry?

The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can be observed in almost every economic sector more or less, but the tourism sector undoubtedly tops the list. Before the pandemic, the...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | May 21, 2020

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Navigating COVID-19: A Resilient Agriculture Sector to Address the Exposed Frailties

...and meat producing sectors. [6] Prudent steps were eventually taken to help the agriculture sector. However, conventional economic shock management practices, which work in countries where farmers are more involved...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | June 30, 2020

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High Hopes, Stunted Output: Why Bangladesh’s Solar Energy Output is Failing to Meet Targets

...Power has taken somewhat of a vanguard role for such power generation plans in Bangladesh, and is expected to be a major driver of the Government’s goal of providing uninterrupted...

LightCastle Analytics Wing | January 14, 2020