Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 7

The December 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Country Competitiveness of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Competitiveness of Bangladesh: Is It Holding Back the Development Potentials?” states that the economic growth rate in Bangladesh is at an ever-increasing rate since

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 8

This January 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “Challenges of Achieving SDGs in Developing Countries”. The first article “The SDG Costing Exercise and Financing Challenges in Developing countries” reinforces that achieving SDGs requires systemic changes in the attitude and mechanisms

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 9

The February 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “South Asian Countries in Global Trade”. The first-page article titled “Global Trade Regime in Turmoil: An Appraisal for Re-energizing Regional Integration in South Asia” emphasizes that in the face of the turmoil in the global trade regime, there is a need for re-energizing the regional integration process in South Asia

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 10

This March 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud has been dedicated to cover the news of the 5th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2020 on “Institutions for Development”. The first page article on ‘Institutions for Development’ discusses the definition, types and importance of institutions

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 11

The April 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “National and Regional Responses to COVID-19 Global Crisis”. The first-page article titled “Regional Response in South Asia to COVID-19 Driven Global Crisis” emphasizes the need for regional cooperation in South Asia

SANEM-AAB: Converging Trajectories Gender and Technology Perspective for Youth Development

Harnessing youth power of a nation is considered as one of the key instruments for economic and social progress along with sustainable development. Proper utilization of young people’s potential through

Impact of COVID-19 on Labour Market and Migration in Bangladesh

Although COVID-19 was primarily a health risk, the lockdown that was imposed as a precaution to contain the spread of the virus caused severe economic crises all over the world. The situation was no different

Gender Sensitive Budgeting: Bangladesh Perspective

Creating separate budgets for women or merely boosting funding for their programs is not what gender-responsive budgeting entails. Instead, gender-responsive budgeting aims to make sure that public