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Bangladesh-China Trade and Economic Cooperation Issues and Perspectives
China has emerged as a global economic superpower having achieved high economic growth sustained for a very long period and in the process becoming the world’s largest exporter of and ...
Reviving Exports of Jute Products from Bangladesh
Traditionally labelled as ‘golden fibre’, jute used to be the most important source of foreign exchange for Bangladesh until the mid-1980s. Despite being the second-largest (after India) jute producer in ...
Mr. Faiz Sobhan, Senior Research Director, BEI, latest article entitled, ‘After Sri Lanka, Asia should brace itself for more IS terrorist attacks’, was published by the Nikkei Asian Review on 5 June 2019
Mr. Faiz Sobhan, Senior Research Director, BEI, latest article entitled, ‘After Sri Lanka, Asia should brace itself for more IS terrorist attacks’, was published by the Nikkei Asian Review on ...
Bangladesh’s Graduation from the Group of LDCs Issues for the Private Sector
Defying overwhelming odds, Bangladesh has continued to demonstrate impressive socio-economic progress. The impending graduation from least developed country (LDC) status is a global acknowledgement of the country’s major developmental transition. ...
Boosting Plastic Exports from Bangladesh
The plastic industry is one of the most prominent emerging manufacturing sectors in Bangladesh. Buoyed by strong domestic demand, it has experienced rapid growth in recent times. The sector is ...
Tapping into Services Exports Issues and Policy Options
Estimated at around US$ 160 billion in 2018-19, the services sector comprises just over 51 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The sector employs 23.7 million people which ...
Promoting Bangladesh’s Exports to India
India is the fastest growing country amongst the world’s largest economies and is set to become the third largest economy soon after 2030, only behind China and the United States. ...
Unleashing the Export Potential of Bangladesh’s Furniture Industry-An Analysis of Prospects and Policy Support
Exports of furniture have shown strong dynamism in recent years. The furniture industry is considered having high export and diversification potential. However, after more than 20 years since the country ...
Partnering Up-Towards A Strengthened Bangladesh-US Economic Cooperation
While the United States has been an indispensable trade and development partner for Bangladesh, there exist enormous opportunities for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. ...
Leather and Leather Goods Exports from Bangladesh-Performance, Prospects and Policy Priorities
When it comes to export expansion while promoting export diversification, the sector that holds a great promise is leather and leather goods, the second largest export sector for Bangladesh. There ...
Bangladesh and the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference-Issues and Perspectives
The World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round of trade negotiations, at 18 years, is the longest running round in the history of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and WTO ...
Revitalising Bangladesh’s export trade-Policy issues for growth acceleration and diversification
Bangladesh is often considered as an export success story. Since 1990 while world exports grew at a compound annual average rate of 5.8 per cent, Bangladesh managed to grow twice ...