consistent with Bangladesh's reform needs, and public debt sustainability. And, despite recent deterioration, the public debt … stock appears sustainable. However, Bangladesh remains vulnerable to the scheduled phase out of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement … increases. Regarding the agenda for human development it is indicated that with good foundations already built, Bangladesh …

provides a broad overview of the current state of the Bangladesh economy, the immediate challenges it faces from the ongoing …The Awami league, voted to power by Bangladesh's electorate in last December's national elections, has laid out a … vision that promises to take Bangladesh to a middle-income status by 2021. According to this vision 'poverty will be …

In South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing … poverty conditions among its vast rural population. Astonishing growth rates in Bangladesh, particularly during 1990s, created … of the twenty-first century reinforced this trend as the Bangladesh numbers continued to grow impressively; in India, a …

drought that is sweeping Southern Africa. This drought has had a serious impact both on the economy and on food security …