Economics

Economics

Silent role of MFS to keep the economy going

With the advancement of the pandemic, the citizens of Bangladesh are leaning more and more towards adopting Mobile Financial Service (MFS) as their method of money transfer, buying products and services, buying mobile balance and making bill payments.

4y ago

Navigating the socioeconomic perils of Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Despite the depressing state of major indicators such as negative export-import growth; large revenue deficit; falling private sector investment; rising non-performing loans recorded in the last quarter of 2019

4y ago

Stimulus for Bangladesh’s export-oriented enterprises

On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced, in her address to the nation, that the government would provide an incentive package of Taka 5,000 crore for export-oriented industries.

4y ago

Financial mobility in an immobile world

The recent outbreak of Covid-19 is an unprecedented global issue, leading many to contemplate difficult questions that are plaguing all of humanity.

4y ago

COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our economies

The human dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future will be affected—economic, social and developmental. Our response must be urgent, coordinated and on a global scale, and should immediately deliver help to those most in need.

4y ago

Economic threats in the time of corona

What will the impact of Covid-19 be on the Bangladesh economy? Overall, it seems inevitable that the GDP gains that were expected to be realised in the current fiscal year are likely to be wiped out.

4y ago

COVID-19 and Bangladesh’s macroeconomic challenges

The world economy is now on lockdown because of the global coronavirus pandemic. Governments and their central banks around the world are wasting no time in dealing with the health and economic implications of this crisis.

4y ago

Implementing SDG 6: Watering the seeds of development

Nothing is more useful than water. Ironically, hardly anything can be obtained in exchange for water.

4y ago

How the free-rider problem affects youth employability

In economics, the free-rider problem is referred to a market failure which is often associated with public goods. It occurs when someone benefits from the consumption of a shared resource or privilege without having to pay a fair share for it.

4y ago

Rising economy, falling stock markets

While Bangladesh’s economic growth is at its peak, the capital market of the country is racing towards its worst condition yet.

4y ago

Slow death of Bangladesh’s state-run jute industry

For hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi state-run jute mill workers, this year began with an assurance that is all-too-familiar to them.

4y ago

RMG growth: Battling the challenges

Export of Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) has been declining since the past four months.

4y ago

Reclaiming a Moral Economy

Bangladesh currently ranks among the fastest growing major economies in the world, notwithstanding some doubts about the growth estimates.

4y ago

Inequality and its many discontents

Much recent unrest, such as the “yellow-vest” protests in France and the US “Abolish the Super-Rich” campaign, is not against inequality per se, but reflects perceptions of changing inequalities. Most citizens resent inequalities when it is not only unacceptably high, but also rising.

4y ago

It is our ‘competitiveness‘ which is holding us back

There are two contrasting contexts as far as the competitiveness of Bangladesh economy is concerned. On the one hand, the economic growth rate in Bangladesh has been increasing since 2013;

4y ago

How well are we doing?

As Bangladesh braces for take-off from the LDC (Least developed country) status, the need for increasing attention on quality education and healthcare have become even more central than before. Not only are these two areas essential drivers of continued progress, they are also critical components of human development.

4y ago

Clothing as a commodity: The naked truth

The global apparel industry has a serious overproduction issue and it impacts all sections of the supply chain.

4y ago

Poverty’s Third Frontier

When Bangladesh gained independence nearly five decades ago, poverty was the default condition for over 80 percent of the population.

4y ago
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