Strong institutions a prerequisite for successful reforms
This year’s Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu, whose work and research in economics have been to explain how some countries manage to stay ahead of the curve while others fail to do so.
1w ago
Key reforms needed to salvage the banking sector
The banking industry as a business is inherently risky.
1w ago
Family businesses: accept change, compete or get lost
Thanks to The Daily Star and DHL Worldwide for holding Bangladesh Business Awards for 22 consecutive years. Having been with its jury panel for nine years during the initial period, I know how tough it is to find the awardees, especially the individual businesspersons with respectable track records.
2w ago
Can we brand Bangladesh afresh?
Fallen dictator Sheikh Hasina used to regularly lament that she did a great job, but our civil society members were behaving dumb. A few of my friends were quite aggrieved -- our country made so many achievements, yet the Western media and opinion makers were not recognising any of those.
3w ago
Loan restructuring and recovery
Classified loans in the banking sector have exceeded Tk 211,000 crore. Various agencies are talking of almost Tk 400,000 crores of stressed assets in the banking sector, almost 25 percent of the total loans.
4w ago
Empowering women beyond protests
To ensure that contributions from individuals like Nusrat, Prapti, and Dipty are not isolated, we must take concrete steps to empower the next generation of women
1m ago
Attracting higher FDI still a ways off
In order to narrow or meet the investment gap and more so, to abide by employment generation obligations, every country needs foreign direct investment (FDI).
1m ago
Restoring trust in the banking sector
Lately, I have been receiving calls from friends and family asking which banks are safe or if they should withdraw their deposits from a particular bank.
1m ago
October 20, 2024
Strong institutions a prerequisite for successful reforms
This year’s Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu, whose work and research in economics have been to explain how some countries manage to stay ahead of the curve while others fail to do so.
October 14, 2024
Key reforms needed to salvage the banking sector
The banking industry as a business is inherently risky.
October 13, 2024
Family businesses: accept change, compete or get lost
Thanks to The Daily Star and DHL Worldwide for holding Bangladesh Business Awards for 22 consecutive years. Having been with its jury panel for nine years during the initial period, I know how tough it is to find the awardees, especially the individual businesspersons with respectable track records.
October 6, 2024
Can we brand Bangladesh afresh?
Fallen dictator Sheikh Hasina used to regularly lament that she did a great job, but our civil society members were behaving dumb. A few of my friends were quite aggrieved -- our country made so many achievements, yet the Western media and opinion makers were not recognising any of those.
September 29, 2024
Loan restructuring and recovery
Classified loans in the banking sector have exceeded Tk 211,000 crore. Various agencies are talking of almost Tk 400,000 crores of stressed assets in the banking sector, almost 25 percent of the total loans.
September 27, 2024
Empowering women beyond protests
To ensure that contributions from individuals like Nusrat, Prapti, and Dipty are not isolated, we must take concrete steps to empower the next generation of women
September 22, 2024
Attracting higher FDI still a ways off
In order to narrow or meet the investment gap and more so, to abide by employment generation obligations, every country needs foreign direct investment (FDI).
September 15, 2024
Restoring trust in the banking sector
Lately, I have been receiving calls from friends and family asking which banks are safe or if they should withdraw their deposits from a particular bank.
September 8, 2024
Time for business schools to scale up
Thanks to our entrepreneurs, a few dynamic policy planners, mostly docile and hard-working workers, Bangladesh’s private sector has expanded rapidly and became a crucial driver of economic growth.
September 1, 2024
Can we recover our stolen assets?
Until mid-2010 I was not aware that the immediate past prime minister had a special assistant for stolen asset recovery.
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