by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Mar 5, 2023 | Infrastructure and Investment
One significant dimension that has emerged in Bangladesh in recent decades is the expansion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The growth of SMEs, especially in the last one decade, has been quite astonishing. From the mid-1980s, the number of SMEs has increased...
by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Jan 26, 2023 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
After 51 years of independence, one could say the success story of Bangladesh’s economic development has been spectacular. Over these years, the size of our economy has expanded manyfold; from a GDP of around USD 8.7 billion in 1971, we have grown to become a...
by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Dec 15, 2022 | Infrastructure and Investment, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
In light of the recent debt crisis in Sri Lanka, there is a growing discussion on the funding of development projects. In the context of foreign financing, if one concern is that of debt burden, the other is related to the inefficiency in managing foreign funds. In...
by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Nov 28, 2022 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
At the moment, Bangladesh is facing a number of challenges in maintaining macroeconomic stability, with the taka depreciating against the US dollar due to increased import bills, coupled with declining export earnings and remittance inflows. This is made worse by the...
by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Aug 29, 2022 | Human Capital Development
For several reasons, the recently conducted Population and Housing Census 2022 of Bangladesh was of interest to people in different sectors, especially the policymakers and researchers. This is primarily because census data can be a crucial source of information not...
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