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Business format in social entrepreneurships for Bangladesh’s water sector

Hoque, Mohammed Ziaul; Nahid, Kulsuma Akter - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 5 (2015) 25, pp. 1-17

suitable in Bangladesh. The theoretical aspect of the study examines the literature on social entrepreneurship in developing … economies and in Bangladesh, as well as literature on business models and formats. The empirical aspect of the study contains … Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship of the water sector and Bangladesh Social Enterprise Projects for social business …

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Credit rationing’s determinants of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Hoque, Mohammed Ziaul; Sultana, Nilufar; Thalil, Tasmia - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 6 (2016) 1, pp. 1-23

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute immensely to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and they have a significant influence in growth of economy. However, SMEs are constrained in their access to formal credit as financial institutions fail to grant credit due to information asymmetry. This...

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Financial inclusion, financial regulation, and education in Bangladesh

Khalily, M. A. Baqui - 2016

Like in many other countries, inclusive finance for inclusive growth has become a policy issue in Bangladesh following … that around 40% of the adult population and 75% of households have access to financial services in Bangladesh. Several … examined empirically. Our analysis suggests that the regulatory agencies in Bangladesh have formulated policies for promoting …

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Evaluating intergenerational persistence of economic preferences: A large scale experiment with families in Bangladesh

Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; Sutter, Matthias; Zimmermann, … - 2018

Economic preferences - like time, risk and social preferences - have been shown to be very influential for real-life outcomes, such as educational achievements, labor market outcomes, or health status. We contribute to the recent literature that has examined how and when economic preferences are...

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Assessing urban sustainability of slum settlements in Bangladesh: Evidence from Chittagong city

Uddin, Nasir - In: Journal of Urban Management 7 (2018) 1, pp. 32-42

Bangladesh. The empirical data were collected through interview schedule and FGD from 97 respondents in two slum areas of … Bangladesh. The respondents were selected purposively from the second largest city of Bangladesh namely, Chittagong. The results …

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How are school dropouts related to household characteristics? Analysis of survey data from Bangladesh

Farah, Nusrat; Upadhyay, Mukti P. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-18

social background. We investigate dropouts by using a large data-set from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011 …

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Are we ready to adopt mobile money in non-profit sector?

Yunus, Fakir Md; Khan, Safayet; Tasnuba, Tanjilut; … - In: Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 5 (2016) 32, pp. 1-13

Mobile money has grown rapidly in the past few years. It has contributed to greater financial inclusion for the poor and unbanked, bringing millions of people into a formal financial system. Despite the increased use of mobile money, little research has focused on non-profits' preparedness to...

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Low-Carbon Energy Technologies: Potentials of Solar and Nuclear Energy Sources for Sustainable Economic Development in Bangladesh

Hoque, Mohammad Rashedul; Hasan, Saad; Banik, Nidhu Lal; … - In: International Journal of Technology for Business (IJTB) 1 (2019) 1, pp. 24-32

Electricity shortage has become a major challenge to continued economic growth in Bangladesh. The country is growing in … terms of GDP growth at a rate of 7% a year. Bangladesh is expected to move towards 23rd position globally by 2050 from its … within the same period. Currently, electricity generation in Bangladesh is highly dependent on fossil fuels, nearly 59% is …

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Lifting the lid on financial inclusion: Evidence from emerging economies

Nawaz, Tasawar - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-8

Financial inclusion has become a subject of growing interest for academics, professionals, and policy-makers in recent times. Researchers stress the importance of financial inclusion and highlight the significant role of financial institutions, such as banks, in promoting financial inclusion....

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Social innovation in education: BRAC boat schools in Bangladesh

Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Ashikuzzaman, N. M.; Mahmud, Aditi … - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 7 (2017) 20, pp. 1-14

Bangladesh consists of wetlands that pose great threat to the public primary education services. BRAC (Building …

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