Navigating Uncertainty: Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation, Deferral Debate, and the Future of Reform

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Navigating Uncertainty: Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation, Deferral Debate, and the Future of Reform Citation: Raihan, S. (2025). Navigating Uncertainty: Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation, Deferral Debate, and the Future of Reform. SANEM & Australian High Commission Policy Paper Series. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) group in 2026 is a historic transforming…

Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable?

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Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? Citation: Raihan, S., Bourguignon, F., & Salam, U. (Eds.). (2024). Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable?: The Institutional Diagnostic Project. Cambridge University Press. Bangladesh is widely seen as a ‘paradox’. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while…

The Belt and Road Initiative: Maximizing benefits, managing risks—A computable general equilibrium approach

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Hahm H and Raihan S (2018). “The Belt and Road Initiative: Maximizing benefits, managing risks—A computable general equilibrium approach”. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development; 2(a): 140. doi: Using a Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model, and China as the base for analytical comparison, this paper shows that there are significant economic benefits to China…

Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We?

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Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We? Raihan S. (Ed). (2017) Dhaka, SANEM Publications This book titled Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We? is a compilation of the articles and interviews published in SANEM’s monthly digest Thinking Aloud. SANEM’s Thinking Aloud embarked its journey in June, 2014. The inception of Thinking Aloud coined with the intention to address contemporary economic problems…

The Dynamics of Economic Growth: A Visual Handbook of Growth Rates, Regimes, Transitions and Volatility

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The Dynamics of Economic Growth: A Visual Handbook of Growth Rates, Regimes, Transitions and Volatility Citation: Kar, S. L. Pritchet, S. Raihan and K. Sen (2013),The Dynamics of Economic Growth: A Visual Handbook of Growth Rates, Regimes, Transitions and Volatility, University of Manchester, UK Abstract: Why there are such significant and persistent differences in living standards…