Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 4 The September, 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of ‘employment and labor market challenges for South Asia’. The first article on “Are we entering into a ‘jobless’ growth phase in South Asia?” focuses on a timely concern that, although South Asia has been the fastest growing…
Rapid Assessment of Hazaribagh and Savar Tanneries, Dhaka An overarching goal of Bangladesh is to attain high income country status by 2041. This will require achieving sustained economic growth of 8% to 10% over the next two decades. Expanding manufacturing export will be a key driver in this pursuit. In this context, along with Ready…
Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India, AMEG, USAID. Citation: Raihan, S., M.N.A. Hossain, M.J.E. Jalal and M.S. Anowar (2017). Approximately 80 percent of land trade between India and Bangladesh passes through the Benapole and Petrapole land ports, making this junction one of the largest land ports in Asia by trade volume. Well-functioning business…