Reposted from The Daily Star
Between 1990 and 2010, Bangladesh has made extraordinary improvements in almost every indicator of human welfare, The Economist reported.
“Economic growth since the 1970s has been poor; the country’s politics have been unremittingly wretched. Yet over the past 20 years, Bangladesh has made some of the biggest gains in the basic condition of people’s lives ever seen anywhere,” the popular British magazine wrote in two reports published in its November 1 issue. More…
Reposted from The Hindu Business Line
French hotel firm Accor has announced its entry in Bangladesh with the expansion of its brand Novotel in Dhaka and Chittagong. The two hotels will have 350 rooms. More…
Reposted from Gulf Times
By Mizan Rahman
Bangladesh received ‘relatively high’ foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2012 when the global investment inflows declined by 8.%, a Unctad report said. More…
Reposted from The Financial Express
By Md Shariful Islam
This year the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union (EU), an institution that has been “a sign/symbol of peace, prosperity, and development throughout the world.” It makes sense that a great honour goes or should go to one who works in promoting peace and prosperity. With the EU awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it emerges as shouldering a greater responsibility to work for the millions of hungry, poverty-stricken people around the globe. More…
The Brahmaputra River
Reposted from the Economic Times
Bangladesh is convening a high level tri-partite meeting with India and Bhutan aimed at jointly utilizing the water resources of the Brahmaputra river especially for power generation, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Karim, said today. More…
Weekend Links
By Steve Hashim
Each weekend we take a step outside our normal coverage to provide our readers with links to some of the stories we find the most intriguing from around the globe.
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, “The Great Game, Burma Edition”, Ian Storey
Southeast Asia Realtime, “ADB Targets Crumbling Transport Systems as It Plans Myanmar Return”, Sam Holmes
beyondbrics, “Vietnam gets E&Y seal of approval”, Avantika Chilkoti More…
Port of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Reposted from the Financial Express
The ministries and departments involved with the process of giving transit to Bhutan sought time to put their respective suggestions on the draft recommendation prepared by a committee formed by the government, officials said. More…
Weekend Links
By Steve Hashim
Each weekend we take a step outside our normal coverage to provide our readers with links to some of the stories we find the most intriguing from around the globe.
Diverging Markets, “On navigating the choppy waters of logistics, supply chain and customer relations”
David Roodman’s Microfinance Open Book Blog, “A Banking System Is More Than a Bunch of Banks”, David Roodman
The Economist, “Global non-cash payments”
Asia News Network, “Cambodia among fastest-growing economies in 5 years: IMF” More…
Reposted from the Daily Star
Bangladesh’s economic growth may come down to 6 percent in the current fiscal year due to sluggish exports and a decline in domestic demand, the Asian Development Bank has said. The lender launched its Asian Development Outlook 2012 in Bangladesh and throughout Asia Pacific yesterday.
Weekend Links
By Steve Hashim
Each weekend we take a step outside our normal coverage to provide our readers with links to some of the stories we find the most intriguing from around the globe.
Prospects for Development,”The Emerging Pattern of Global Investment”, Jamus Lim
VOX, “Global Rebalancing 2.0″, Linda Lim, Ronald U Mendoza
The Economist, “Beer and Work”
Beverage Daily, “Tea Blends Could Ignite Chinese Craft Beer Craze”, Ben Bouckley
MIZZIMA, “ADB releases draft documents for Burma’s development” More…
