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Economic Impacts of AMR
SANEM set out to estimate the future economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2050. We looked at the impact of AMR on four sectors of the economy: health system, the labour market, tourism, and domestic hospitality. We also estimated the return on investment of several interventions to prevent AMR.
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- Blog Post
Time to Move Beyond SAFTA
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Nov 20, 2014
There are strong arguments for deeper regional economic integration in South Asia, as it is believed to generate significant intra-regional trade and welfare gains for the countries involved. Deeper regional integration is supposed to provide countries in the region improved [....]
- Blog Post
How costly are the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 1, 2015
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts because of its vast low-lying areas, large coastal population, high population density, inadequate infrastructure, and high dependence on natural resources. For Bangladesh, climate change manifests [....]
- Blog Post
The Manufacturing Sector in Bangladesh: Is it a sustained driver of economic growth and employment creation?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- May 9, 2015
The Bangladesh economy has witnessed significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of agriculture in GDP has declined while the relative significance of industry and services sectors has increased substantially. Over the past two decades [....]
- Blog Post
From ‘good-enough’ jobs to ‘decent’ jobs
- Dr Selim Raihan
- May 25, 2015
Though there are many views on ‘inclusive growth’, the key consensus is that inclusive growth is a growth process that reduces poverty, inequality, and social exclusion and promotes ‘decent’ jobs and economic and social [....]
- Blog Post
Our garment industry at a crossroad
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jun 11, 2015
Manufacturing is now an overwhelmingly salient component of Bangladesh’s export composition, thanks largely to the rapid expansion of the garment industry. From a small base of only around US$ 32 million in 1984, garment exports have grown to around US$ 25 billion by 2014, accounting [....]
