Policy Briefs Archives - RAPID Bangladesh

Policy Brief: Inflation and its impact on poverty and vulnerability

Policy Brief: EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D) and implication for Bangladesh.

Policy Brief: RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s proactive measures in patent law, which allows for flexibility in intellectual property rights, will likely mitigate significant price increases for drugs, even after LDC graduation.

Policy Brief: RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s post-graduation tariff hikes and Vietnam’s improved market access in the EU pose significant trade diversion risks, with Bangladesh’s apparel and leather exports facing severe competitiveness pressures.

Policy Brief: This study utilises household-level survey data and a cross-country panel to establish a causal relationship between indirect taxation and poverty, inequality, and economic growth in Bangladesh.

Policy Brief: Implications of LDC Graduation for Agricultural Exports from Bangladesh

Policy Brief: Is the EU’s incomplete tariff preference a boon or a bane for Bangladesh post-LDC graduation in apparel exports?

Policy Brief: Can Bangladesh Safeguard its Export Competitiveness Post-LDC Graduation?

Policy Brief: Shedding Nightlight on Economic Development in Bangladesh

Policy Brief: What Will MC13 Decide for Global Trade? A Look at Bangladesh’s Position and Expectations

Policy Brief: What is the impact of Bangladesh’s LDC graduation on its RMG sector’s export competitiveness?

The global apparel market is undergoing a significant transformation, with China's once dominant share declining for several reasons.

Policy Brief: Bangladesh’s agricultural goods are currently exported to more than 160 countries!

Over the past decade, Bangladesh’s agricultural exports, on average, grew at an annual rate of 5.3 per cent.

Policy Brief: A Roadmap and Action Plan for Attaining the New Direct Taxation Target

The tax-GDP ratio of Bangladesh is 8% which is among the lowest in the world.

Policy Brief: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh’s Leather Sector Post-Tanning Industry Relocation in Saver

Since the relocation of our tanning industry in saver, the export earnings from leather and leather goods in 2017-18 fell by more than 12 percent to $1.08 billion from $1.23 billion in 2016-17.

Policy Brief: How to expand exports to the UK market?

UK has introduced its preferential trading scheme for developing countries, marking its departure from the EU's Generalized System of Preference (GSP).

Policy Brief: Enhancing social protection for female tea garden workers and their families in Sylhet division

More than half of the tea garden working population are multidimensionally poor, compared to 24.6 per cent of national households.

Policy Brief: What are the key issues at stake affecting Bangladesh-EU relations?

What are the emerging issues affecting Bangladesh-EU relations? What can be done on priority basis? Leaf through this Policy brief by by Dr M A Razzaque and Jillur Rahman