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.…