The real challenge is taming inflation fast
Inflation, which is the equivalent of a regressive tax on the poor, accentuates income inequality to make the situation worse.
3m ago
The passing of a self-professed accidental economist
That legacy has produced a bevy of outstanding economists over the past three decades. He lived a full life, steering through extraordinary times while leaving a chequered professional career behind. Yet, he once professed he was only an economist by accident.
11m ago
Coping with a perfect economic storm with IMF support
Bangladesh’s economy buckled, but it did not break. However, challenges remain.
1y ago
Akbar Ali Khan: A versatile scholar bureaucrat
Akbar Ali Khan is no more. His passing leaves a deep chasm in the intellectual firmament of Bangladesh.
1y ago
Fifty years of the evolution of trade policy in Bangladesh
The country celebrated the golden jubilee of independence this year, and there is indeed much to celebrate. Analysts of all shades of opinion have hailed the quality of social and economic progress achieved by the country which was, at inception,
3y ago
How the backward linkage textiles industry changed our economic landscape
There is a new kid on the bloc rising in the shadows of the RMG behemoth. We can call it the next big thing after readymade garments in Bangladesh.
3y ago
Will change of guard at WTO save it?
The global trade order was unquestionably under strain well before the Covid-19 crisis struck the world economy.
3y ago
Geriatric infants in the industrial sector
I am not referring to human infants, who need society’s affection and complete care. The focus here is on “infant industries”, a jargon in trade economics for new firms and industries in the international marketplace.
3y ago
July 1, 2018
The costs of industrial protection: who pays?
Protection to domestic industries has been an integral part of Bangladesh's economic policy since independence. This was one policy we inherited from Pakistan times without much thinking. In the 1970s there emerged an alternative path to industrialisation and growth – export-oriented industrialisation.
June 21, 2018
Making sense of trade policy directions in budget
Annual budgets are widely reported and its components hotly debated, as it usually provides insights on the direction of overall public policy that impinges on a broad spectrum of our lives and livelihoods.
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