This paper aims to provide useful insights in understanding the overall corporate responsibility status in the corporate world of Bangladesh as well as to obtain perception of the relationship of corporations with civil society, workers and the consumers. The study, thereby, recognises the...

The paper documents various consultations conducted by CPD during the last quarter of the year 2000 to identify specific issues to be taken up for the purpose of preparing the pre-election policy briefs. The paper provides suggestions to improve the capacity of civil society to contribute to the...

The present interim review of macroeconomic performance of Bangladesh focuses on the developments during the first few months of FY2012-13, and reviews the movements of major macroeconomic indicators in view of the targets set for the fiscal by various policy documents. The paper also contains...

As Bangladesh entered into the second quarter of FY2008-09, a number of challenges confronted the economy. The confidence generated through the strong resilience, demonstrated by overcoming the formidable difficulties faced in FY2007-08 in terms of consecutive natural disasters and volatile...

The contents of this report comprise of two core components. The first component reviews the macroeconomic situation of Bangladesh in the early months of FY2010-11, and focuses on a number of emerging trends having significance for macroeconomic management. The second component is dedicated to...

This paper analyses major proposals in the budget with a view to assess the implications of the FY2008-09 budget proposals for the economy, highlights the challenges of implementation of the proposed measures, and identifies areas where additional interventions would be required.

This paper takes stock of the performance of the national economy in certain key areas covering the first six months of FY2011-12 (July-December 2011). The review sets the stage by analysing the most recent trends in the global and regional economies and tries to interpret their implications for...

This Interim IRBD report of the CPD focuses primarily on the assessment of the performance of major macroeconomic indicators during July-December of the FY2009-10. It presents an analysis of the performance of the major macroeconomic indicators for the first few months of FY2009-10; identifies the...

This paper provides an analysis of the performance of major macroeconomic indicators of Bangladesh during the first three quarters of FY2007-08. The paper examines the performance of both monetary and the real sectors. The analyses presented in this paper deals with the dynamics and trends of...