Thinking Aloud: Volume XI, Issue 1: June 1, 2024 SANEM proudly celebrates 10 years of successful and timely publication of Thinking Aloud in June 2024. Thinking Aloud would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to all the readers, contributors and well-wishers throughout this journey. The theme of the June 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 12: May 1, 2024 The theme of the May 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Contemporary Development Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “Food insecurity: How concerned should we be?” analyses the persistent high inflationary pressures heightening concerns regarding the erosion of food security in Bangladesh. The…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 11: April 1, 2024 The April 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID and post-COVID Challenges in Bangladesh”. The first-page article titled “How did COVID and post-COVID challenges affect poverty, inequality, and food security in Bangladesh?” outlines the COVID and post-COVID challenges in Bangladesh. There is a growing need…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 10: March 1, 2024 The theme of the March 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is “New Frontiers in Development and Emerging Dynamics”—which was also the theme of the 7th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2024, held on 23-25 February 2024. The first-page article, “Export diversification for structural transformation in Bangladesh”…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 9: February 1, 2024 The February 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is a special issue, showcasing the discussion of the SANEM-IHD joint panel session on “Rethinking Ways to Attain SDGs in South Asian Countries in the Context of the Ongoing Global Challenges”, held in the “IHD Global Conclave on Advancing…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 8: January 1, 2024 The theme of the January 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Development Challenges and Way Ahead”. The first page article, “Bangladesh economy: What lies ahead in 2024?”, reflects on the macroeconomic challenges that Bangladesh faced in 2023 and the deep fault lines in economic governance that…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 7: December 1, 2023 The theme of the December 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Emerging Development Challenges in Bangladesh”. The first page article, ‘A “blended regime” in crisis’, puts forth a novel concept in political economy—blended regime—to unravel the current political and economic crisis that is unraveling in Bangladesh.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 6: November 1, 2023 The theme of the November 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Food Insecurity in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “Addressing food insecurity in Bangladesh: The case of ensuring entitlement to food”, explores the situation with regard to food security in Bangladesh. The article analyses the impact…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 5: October 1, 2023 The October 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud concentrates on the inflationary pressure facing Bangladesh, gender sensitive financial inclusion strategy and challenges to investment facilitation in Bangladesh and the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work. The first page article, “Taming the inflation monster in…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 4: September 1, 2023 The September 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud concentrates on various socio-economic issues concerning Bangladesh such as the BRICS, debt servicing, gender responsive policies and affordable housing. The first page article, “Demystifying BRICS and stakes of Bangladesh” analyses the prospects of BRICS creating a new world order…