by Selim Raihan | Apr 28, 2022 | Trade and Regional Integration
Despite considerable demand for deeper regional integration in South Asia progress has been weak. The actual implementation of agreements frequently falls short of the stated goals. Tariff and non-tariff barriers, a lack of trade facilitation, a lack of political will...
by Selim Raihan, Ganeshan Wignaraja, Nihal Pitigala, Prabir De, Posh Raj Pandey, Achyut Bhandari, Watcharas Leelawath | Apr 10, 2022 | Trade and Regional Integration
The 5th summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ended on March 30, 2022, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The summit adopted a charter for the first time since its inception in 1997 and signed three memorandums of...
by Selim Raihan | Mar 6, 2022 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Do the official inflation figures in Bangladesh reflect the actual inflation faced by the marginalised households in Bangladesh? The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) calculates the official inflation rates in Bangladesh. The BBS constructs Consumer Price Indices...
by Selim Raihan | Feb 16, 2022 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
As we are celebrating 50 years of independence of Bangladesh, questions remain about the development challenges in the days to come. The development challenges of Bangladesh in the coming days are associated with larger development goals. The country aims to become an...
by Selim Raihan | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Migration and Labor Market
Bangladesh’s economic growth and development experience over the past four and half decades, since the Independence in 1971, have generated a lot of interests among the academics and development practitioners both from home and abroad. From an war-torn economy in 1972...
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