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Based on work first presented to widespread acclaim at the 2017 Asia Power Week in Bangkok, Thailand, this new white paper explores how reforms to Bangladesh’s power sector could unlock...

Regional economic power in South Asia has primarily been concentrated in India. However, with Bangladesh’s meteoric rise to regional prominence–owing to its booming economy–the economic balance of power in the...

Crab Industry is added to the Special Development Sector as per Export Policy Act 2018-21 The crab sub sector in Bangladesh provides livelihood support to many families residing in the...

...5 5,000 Pre-shipment credit  7% 5,000 3% 6 5,000 Working capital to agriculture sector(except crop and grain sector) 4% 5,000 1% 7 3,000 Low income professionals, farmers, and marginal or...

...the ICT sector. Facilitating the ease of starting and conducting business: Leaders have suggested that government entities must work like private sector organizations and with greater unity to improve efficiency....

...sector even though it has seen a decline in contribution to GDP over the last few years. In 2016, the Agriculture sector contributed 41.1% of the total employment, with Manufacturing...

...has been providing GSP facility enabling tariff and quota free entry for all products. Revoking GSP would be catastrophic for the sector, as the sector would immediately lose cost competitiveness....

...the positive outlook for the future performance of the Bangladeshi economy, the IMF has expressed concern about the state of the financial sector. In particular, the banking sector’s performance has...

...unable to capitalize on the medical equipment sector, the size has gradually grown and projected an increase from USD 131 million in FY 2011-12 to USD 350 million in FY...

...Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) reported that the sector employs approximately 3.5 million people, of which, approximately 60.8% are women. [4] Some of these reasons included: An overvalued exchange rate...

...of Bangladesh is aggressively pursuing a digital agenda to enhance the local information communication technology ecosystem by channeling large investments into the sector and undertaking large infrastructure projects. The Government’s...

Bangladesh’s agricultural sector contributes 14.2% of GDP,[1] employing 47% of the working population[2], with 17 million people (1.4 million women) depending on fisheries sector for their livelihoods through fishing, farming,...

...modern economy, the tertiary education sector will have to play a critical role. Higher Education: The Asian Story As the gravitas of Asia grows in magnitude on the global stage,...

...needed to forestall the upcoming social and economic crisis in the rural sector. FIGURE: COVID-19 impact on rural economy / Source: The Business Standard Decelerating Private Sector Credit Growth While...

Current Scenario of the Industry The IT sector has been one of the most booming sectors for the rapidly growing economy of Bangladesh. The government has declared this as a...