COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 1st Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in July 2020 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Ahmed, M.T., Jonaed., & Khan, F.B. (2020). “COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Results from the Firm-level Survey in July 2020”, SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract: Bangladesh, like the rest of the world,…
COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation Citation: Raihan, S., Bidisha, S. H., Uddin, M., Jonaed., & Ahmed, M. T. (2020). COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are paramount fears that Bangladesh’s economy might suffer from long-term anti-developmental challenges fuelled by the COVID-19 crisis.…
Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic PROJECT SUMMARY Bangladesh has been identified as the third country study for research towards developing an institutional diagnostic tool. The Bangladesh institutional diagnostic aims at comprehensively exploring the relationship between the characteristics and the functioning of a country’s institutions and its economic development performance and constraints. EDI has undertaken this endeavour in partnership…
SANEM-Action Aid Policy Brief: Realising the Demographic Dividend through Investing on Young People in Bangladesh The economy of Bangladesh has steadily grown over the last two decades. However, utilising the potentials of youth population remains a big challenge. The country, being at the middle of the period of demographic transition, is yet to reap the…
Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union This report on “Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union: A Study on Regional Economic Integration (PHASE II)” was prepared for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under the guidance of Dr. Selim Raihan. With the support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the exercise was carried…
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…
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…
Expanding Access to Express Courier Services Through the Benapole-Petrapole Land Port Currently, a Bangladeshi small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) cannot send small shipments via ground transportation to India using international express delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. These shipments must travel via air, which inflates shipping costs and impedes Bangladeshi SMEs ability to…
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…