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Bangladesh is among the World Bank's largest International Development Association (IDA) eligible borrowers, with a … poor. IDA's strategy for Bangladesh and its program during the period 2001-08 were relevant to the country's development … report. These largely reflected the Bank's search for more effective support for Bangladesh's efforts to sustain and enhance …
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This report highlights recent economic updates in Bangladesh as of April 2015. Economic growth in Bangladesh was … 6.8 percent in February 2015. The resilience of the Bangladesh economy continues to be tested by faltering political … international commodity prices, bode well for Bangladesh. The country will need to restore political stability and implement faster …
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In recent years Bangladesh has made impressive gains across a range of social indicators and has enjoyed strong … economic growth, which together convincingly refute its reputation as an 'international basket case'. As a result, Bangladesh … achieve the sort of social progress of which it is capable Bangladesh needs to generate structural breaks in the trend lines …
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This report was prepared for the PRSP Implementation Forum (November 15-17), in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It covers recent …, Finance and Trade, Public Administration, Infrastructure and Human Development. The report notes that Bangladesh has some … relatively favorable development outcomes. The report specifically details Bangladesh's progress on the governance agenda …
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The objective of this report is to update the Government of Bangladesh, think tanks and researchers, the general public … broad money growth trends. The update also covers an assessment of Bangladesh's prospect of graduating out of the least …
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Industrial production and services growth remained resilient. Inflation has accelerated, primarily due to supply shocks. Monetary policy has been accommodative. Financial sector vulnerability is rising. With a tightening of prudential controls, lending rates are back to double digits. Despite...
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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 …
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Weak exports and investments resulting from the impact of the euro-area crisis, domestic supply constraints, and intensified strikes and unrests underpin the growth slowdown. Strong remittances and robust service sector performance are expected to help maintain growth at a still healthy level....
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Economic performance has remained resilient to global headwinds and disruptive politics in Bangladesh in FY13. Gross … companies and reducing the nominal protection rate to 28.1 percent in FY14 from 28.9 percent in FY13. Removing Bangladesh …
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This update introduces Bangladesh's new poverty numbers at …
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