Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Capital machinery imports on the mend
Capital machinery imports are recovering slowly as concerns over political uncertainty ease and banks show more willingness to facilitate investments amidst increased liquidity in terms of US dollars and stability in the exchange rate. During the July-January period of this fiscal year (FY), LC openings for capital machinery grew three percent year-on-year to $1,557 million, according to Bangladesh Bank data.
Plan to phase out fossil fuel-burning power plants
The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday recommended abolishing the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 and making proper plans to phase out fossil fuel based power plants.
Corruption top problematic factor for businesses: CPD survey
The CPD in partnership with WEF concluded the survey on 71 executives
Energy crisis, inflation major challenges for business: CPD survey
The CPD in partnership with WEF concluded the survey on 71 executives
‘Even IMF won’t help if reserve falls below $10 billion’
CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan says
Rural primary schools are falling behind
Authorities must take better care of rural students
CPD's Indo-Bangla strategic dialogue in Delhi from tomorrow
India's Ananta Aspen Centre are jointly organising the event with CPD
'Proposed budget unscientific, non-political, bureaucratic'
CPD Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya says
The poor deserve a fighting chance
Mess residents’ struggle highlights vulnerability to high food prices
Don't let corruption hurt businesses
What happened to the government's zero-tolerance policy against corruption?
Seven crises, seven roadblocks to economic stability
Government must adapt to new reality and go for long-term measures
Why should people suffer for a bad pricing policy?
The government must reconsider its fuel price hike decision
'No budgetary measure was there to protect the middle-class'
There is no budgetary measure to protect the limited disposable income of the middle-class which is being depleted due to high food inflation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
WTO recognises need for duty benefits for graduating LDCs
Bangladesh and other graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) might not have received a clear-cut extension of the current duty-free trade benefit at the ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that concluded today (June 17, 2022), but their demand was recognised at the declaration.
8% of employed workforce benefitted from stimulus packages so far: CPD
Only 8 percent of the country's employed workforce has so far benefitted from the stimulus packages linked to the coronavirus pandemic, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue today, as it called for widening the support schemes.
CPD projects only 2.5% GDP growth for Bangladesh, lowest in 25 years
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has said today that Bangladesh’s GDP growth will be no more than 2.5 percent this fiscal year, and that poverty will soar by 35 percent.
Provide Tk 8,000 for two months each to 1.9cr poor households: CPD asks govt
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the government should provide cash aid to 1.9 crore poor households across the country to help them cope with the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the subsequent blow to the economy.
Free media, civil society can play role in absence of opposition party: Rehman Sobhan
Centre for Policy Dialogue Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan says free media and strong civil society can partially compensate for a weak political opposition.
Bangladesh slips to 105 in economic competitiveness ranking
Bangladesh has slipped two notches to 105th in economic competitiveness ranking in 2019, according to Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2019 released by World Economic Forum.
