As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, the country faces both opportunities and challenges, particularly in terms of investment and economic sustainability.
Expanding Private Investment in Bangladesh in the Context of LDC Graduation Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Hossain, I., Sharmin, E. and Aahad, MA (2023), “Expanding Private Investment in Bangladesh in the Context of LDC Graduation”, A report prepared for the Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh. Private investment fuels economic growth…
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 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…
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…
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.…
100th Issue of Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 4: September 1, 2022 It is our great pleasure to announce that September 2022 marks the 100th issue of Thinking Aloud. Since 1 June 2014, SANEM has been bringing out this monthly publication on the first day of each month or in some cases even before that.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 3: August 1, 2022 The August 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Macroeconomic and Development Challenges of Bangladesh”. The first page article, titled “Anatomy of macroeconomic challenges in Bangladesh” discusses the global and domestic context which are causing short-term shocks to Bangladesh’s macroeconomic stability. Exploring the policy responses to…
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.…