LDC graduation

Opinion / Time for exporters to shed the cocoon of cash incentives

In light of the upcoming LDC graduation, exporters need to proactively prepare for changes.

WTO extension could yield multiple perks beyond 2026: experts

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) decision to continue LDC-linked trade benefits for graduating least-developed countries will not only help Bangladesh avoid potential export losses for several years beyond 2026 but also allow it to attract much-needed investments, experts said.

Tipu Munshi seeks support from Commonwealth nations for LDC duty extension

Munshi made the comments after a meeting of the commerce ministers of the Commonwealth nations at the Marlborough House in London between June 5 and 6.

A budget divorced from reality

Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.

Bangladesh looking to stay competitive after LDC graduation

The government will soon find an alternative for cash subsidies on export so that local exporters can remain competitive even after Bangladesh graduates from the list of least developed countries (LDCs) in 2026, according to experts.

BGMEA to lobby for trade benefit extension for six more years

The lobbying will start from next month

Charting the middle-income journey

Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap

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.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

Time for exporters to shed the cocoon of cash incentives

In light of the upcoming LDC graduation, exporters need to proactively prepare for changes.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

WTO extension could yield multiple perks beyond 2026: experts

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) decision to continue LDC-linked trade benefits for graduating least-developed countries will not only help Bangladesh avoid potential export losses for several years beyond 2026 but also allow it to attract much-needed investments, experts said.

June 8, 2023
June 8, 2023

Tipu Munshi seeks support from Commonwealth nations for LDC duty extension

Munshi made the comments after a meeting of the commerce ministers of the Commonwealth nations at the Marlborough House in London between June 5 and 6.

June 4, 2023
June 2, 2023
June 2, 2023

A budget divorced from reality

Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Bangladesh looking to stay competitive after LDC graduation

The government will soon find an alternative for cash subsidies on export so that local exporters can remain competitive even after Bangladesh graduates from the list of least developed countries (LDCs) in 2026, according to experts.

March 18, 2023
March 18, 2023
September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022

Charting the middle-income journey

Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap

June 17, 2022
June 17, 2022

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.

May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022

Inequality contradicts ‘high’ per capita income

“Per capita income is the income that is not seen by mass people but built on a few people.”

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