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…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 3: August 1, 2023 The theme of the August 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Energy landscape of Bangladesh”. The first page article, “The future of renewable energy in Bangladesh” analyses the prospects of renewable energy sector in Bangladesh by examining the relevant policies, challenges and proposes the way forward.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 2: July 1, 2023 The theme of the July 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “National Budget FY 2023-24”. The first-page article, “Current economic challenges and the national budget 2023-24”, dives into the shortcomings of the national budget for FY 2023-24, in the context of the current economic challenges. Discussing…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 1: June 1, 2023 The theme of the June 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Shocks and Development Strategies: Towards a Resilient South Asia”—which was also the theme of the Fourth SANEM-World Bank North America Discussion Forum 2023, held on 5 May 2023. The first page article, “Is the Bangladesh…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 12: May 1, 2023 The May 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on industrial transformation, growth and employment potential of the Matarbari Deep Sea Port, and Gender Responsive Budgeting. The first page article, “Strategies for Trade-oriented Industrial Transformation in South Asia” analyses premature industrialisation experienced in many developing countries and…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 11: April 1, 2023 The theme of the April 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Inflation in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “A difficult time for poor people” analyses the current uncertainty that poor people in Bangladesh are facing due to the erratic nature of commodity prices in both the…