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 Sunera Saba Khan | Mar 16, 2020 | Trade and Regional Integration
The growth of the country’s readymade garments (RMG) sector has been rather insignificant during 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years as it grew by 0.2 percent and 8.7 percent respectively. However, the growth rate picked up the following year, thanks to a...
by Farhan Khan, Md Tuhin Ahmed | Mar 16, 2020 | Trade and Regional Integration
Trade logistics is often considered a fundamental building block of trade and economic development. The term trade logistics usually encompasses a cluster of vital activities for trade including transportation, warehousing, cargo consolidation, border management,...
by Selim Raihan | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Trade and Regional Integration
Despite the divergence in economic and political trajectories, South Asian countries share commonalities with respect to the urge for governing emerging development challenges in the wake of the new world and regional dynamics. As far as future economic and social...
by Selim Raihan | Nov 2, 2016 | Trade and Regional Integration
Bangladesh and India have long bonds in culture and history. Despite such bonds and neighborly proximity, economic cooperation between the two countries has remained far below potential. A number of studies have shown that bilateral trade and investment offer immense...
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