COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 6th Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in October 2021 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., & Ahmed, M. T. (2021). COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 6th Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in October 2021. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract: COVID-19 had a tremendous economic…
Previous Events Summary Webinar on 50 Years of Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges and Lessons 13 December 2021 Experts emphasised equitable distribution of resources to improve the lives of poor people in Bangladesh as it would help the country achieve its social goals. Following 50 years of independence, Bangladesh has achieved the expected results in agriculture, industry,…
Previous Events ব্লগঃ বাংলাদেশের গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের কাজ ও কাজের চাপের ওপর ২০১৮ সালের ন্যূনতম মজুরি গেজেটের প্রভাব বাংলাদেশের গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের জীবনমান সম্পর্কে অধিকতর ধারণা পেতে সানেম এবং মাইক্রোফ্যাইনান্স অপরচুনিটিজ (এমএফও) গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের ওপর ২০২০ সালের এপ্রিল থেকে ধারাবাহিকভাবে জরিপ চালিয়ে আসছে। এ জরিপের অধীনে একটি সুনির্দিষ্ট সংখ্যক (১৩০০ জন) গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের নিকট থেকে প্রতি সপ্তাহে…
Previous Events Blog: The Impact of the 2018 Gazette on the Work and Workload of Garment Workers in Bangladesh SANEM is pleased to present this blog about how the 2018 Wage Gazette in Bangladesh might have had an impact on garment workers, which draws data from questions recently posed to respondents during the weekly interviews.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 7: December 1, 2021 The December 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges”. This special issue of Thinking Aloud features an article titled “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges” comprising the first, second and third pages. The article discusses Bangladesh’s…
Previous Events Summary SANEM-Manusher Jonno Foundation Webinar on Integration of Care work in Economy 20 November 2021 To explore the economic rationale for increasing public investment in social protection and spending on care work and investment to reduce gender gaps, SANEM and Manusher Jonno Foundation jointly organized a webinar titled “Integration of Care Economy in…
SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the pandemic context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22 Citation: Raihan, S., Bidisha, S.H., Sharmin, E., Nahar, M.A., Tasneem, S.T. (2021). Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the Pandemic Context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22. Bangladesh is currently experiencing a window of opportunity for utilizing the demographic dividend, which will close…
Previous Events Summary COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh Findings from the 6th round of a nationwide firm-level survey 28 November 2021 South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) initiated a quarterly firm-level survey namely Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey since July 2020 to understand the state of the manufacturing and service sectors in Bangladesh…
SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Sectoral Action Plan on Youth Sensitive Budgeting In recent years, concerned ministries have made considerable efforts to integrate youths into economic activities and to maximize youth potential through youth-centric policies and interventions. These policies and interventions are frequently region-specific and tailored to the specific needs of a particular cohort of youth.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 6: November 1, 2021 The November 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 and Emerging Challenges”. The first-page article titled “Challenges of the agro-processing industry in Bangladesh” reiterates that there are considerable institutional challenges in the agro-processing sector in Bangladesh, which require a solution. The institutional challenges in the…