by Dipa Das | Nov 2, 2025 | Human Capital Development, Migration and Labor Market, Poverty and Inequality, Trade and Regional Integration
Bangladesh, once an agrarian economy, has undergone considerable structural changes over the past few decades. With a focus on industrialization, the country has transitioned from its reliance on agriculture to becoming one of the fastest-growing manufacturing hubs in...
by Sudeepto Roy | Apr 30, 2025 | Infrastructure and Investment, Trade and Regional Integration
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) jointly organized the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, held from April 7–10 in Dhaka. In an unstable political climate, the summit marked a significant effort by...
by Selim Raihan | Apr 7, 2025 | Trade and Regional Integration
There are several emerging trends in international trade and investment. First, there are ongoing trends of fragmentation of trade and reorganization of geopolitics. The growing US-China, US-Canada, and US-Mexico trade war is compelling trade diversification and...
by Selim Raihan | Jul 1, 2024 | Trade and Regional Integration
The 6th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit is likely to take place in September this year in Bangkok. The changing global order and emerging global challenges require BIMSTEC to take a fresh approach to...
by Selim Raihan | Oct 30, 2023 | Trade and Regional Integration
BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The term was first used as BRIC in 2001 by Jim O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs, as South Africa joined the BRICS later in 2010. By 2050, according to Goldman Sachs, this bloc would...
by Sovik Mukherjee | Sep 24, 2023 | Trade and Regional Integration
India-Bangladesh bonding is growing stronger day by day and has entered into a “golden period” (সোনালী অধ্যায়). The Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh, graciously accepted the invitation from her Indian counterpart and attended the G20 Summit as India’s...
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