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Is free trade finally passé?- Dr M A Razzaque, Chairman, RAPID.
RAPID Monthly Newsletter || August 2025
Manufacturing in Bangladesh grew 10% annually (2013–2023), yet lost 1.3 million jobs as its share of total employment fell from 16.4% to 11.6%.
Budget After the White Paper and Taskforce Report: Navigating Stability and Reform in FY2025–26
Congratulations to Rakin Uz Zaman and Zara Mustafa on being selected as RAPID Staff Members of the Month for August 2025!
Latest Policy Brief || August 2025|| Bangladesh’s domestic debt now makes up 57% of its total public debt, with banks providing 58%.
Policy Brief || July 2025|| This study examines the trade and freight cost implications of recent land port restrictions imposed by Bangladesh and India on selected bilateral trade flows.
Policy Brief || June 2025|| This study assesses the shortcomings of Bangladesh’s support mechanisms across the entire migration journey and highlights successful practices from peer countries.
Policy Brief || May 2025 || Between 2010 and 2022, urban poverty and vulnerability rates declined by 10 percentage points while rural rates dropped by 18.6 percentage points.
Development Letters March 2025-Apparel Export Prices: A Quality-Adjusted Analysis of the EU and US Markets-By Syful Islam
RAPID Staff Seminar Series
RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque was invited to the talk show ‘How’s the Economy?’ conducted by BTV to discuss why export development is necessary.
RAPID Centre for International Trade (RCIT)
Strategic Approaches to FTAs in the Context of LDC Graduation: Policy Imperatives for Bangladesh
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Bangladesh’s Export Competitiveness
The formula used by the White House to determine tariff rates for different countries assumes that for every 1-percentage-point increase in tariffs, prices for U.S. consumers will rise by 0.25 per cent.
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Budget After the White Paper and Taskforce Report: Navigating Stability and Reform in FY2025–26