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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
Navigating Global Trade Turbulence: Bangladesh’s Strategic Pathway
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Apr 7, 2025
There are several emerging trends in international trade and investment. First, there are ongoing trends of fragmentation of trade and reorganization of geopolitics. The growing US-China, US-Canada, and US-Mexico trade war is compelling trade diversification and regionalisation. The “China+1” approach [....]
- Blog Post
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025: Big Promises Amid Fragile Realities
- Sudeepto Roy
- Apr 30, 2025
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) jointly organized the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, held from April 7–10 in Dhaka. In an unstable political climate, the summit marked a significant effort by the interim government to place [....]
- Blog Post
From Growth to Stagnation: The Shifting Landscape of Bangladesh’s Manufacturing
- Dipa Das
- Nov 2, 2025
Bangladesh, once an agrarian economy, has undergone considerable structural changes over the past few decades. With a focus on industrialization, the country has transitioned from its reliance on agriculture to becoming one of the fastest-growing manufacturing hubs in South Asia. Over the past two decades [....]
- Blog Post
Bangladesh Needs a Two-Year Economic Recovery Agenda
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Nov 4, 2025
Bangladesh stands at a crossroads—again. The economy, once the envy of the developing world for its steady growth and poverty reduction, is now caught in a slow, uncertain transition. Growth has weakened, private investment has stalled, the poverty situation has regressed, and job creation has lost momentum. Inflation [....]
- Blog Post
Energy Efficiency is Bangladesh’s Invisible Power Plant
- Mohammad Iftekharul Islam
- Nov 4, 2025
Every unit of energy saved carries more value than one produced, because imported fuel travels long distances, accumulates technical losses, and costs the country twice over. A kilowatt hour conserved at the source prevents the need for two kilowatt-hours of costly generation later. The International Energy Agency calls efficiency [....]
