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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
Charting a Path Forward: Strategic Priorities for Bangladesh in 2025
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jan 8, 2025
As Bangladesh steps into a new year and looks forward to confronting ongoing economic and political challenges, the need for objectively assessing the country’s current economic realities cannot be overstated. The economy is experiencing several complex challenges [....]
- Blog Post
Why Does Bangladesh Spend So Little on Education and Healthcare, and What Can Be Done?
- Mahtab Uddin
- Jan 9, 2025
In 1981 Bangladesh had 45 million people in the working age population in the range of 15-64. Male labour force participation was 84%. Female labour force participation was only 4.5%. Most of the workers were employed in the agricultural sector [....]
- Blog Post
Waning Foreign Investment: A Wake-Up Call for Policymakers in Bangladesh
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 2, 2025
Bangladesh has struggled to attract substantial foreign direct investment (FDI), reflected in its low FDI as a percentage of GDP compared to regional peers. In 2023, Bangladesh’s FDI to GDP ratio was only 0.4%, while Vietnam’s was 4.3%. In that year, Vietnam attracted around 39 billion [....]
- Blog Post
Unpacking Bangladesh’s Economic Resilience
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Mar 5, 2025
Economic resilience, defined as the ability of an economy to quickly rebound from shocks while remaining stable and growing over the long term, is one of the most important determinants of a country’s ability to resist internal and exogenous shocks. For Bangladesh [....]
- 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 [....]
