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RAPID’s policy recommendations for pre- and post-election actions to support LDC graduation and sustainable growth.

Policy Brief || March 2025 || GDP Controversy in Bangladesh: Are Official Growth Figures Overstated?

Policy Brief || February 2025 || RAPID study provides an overview of disability inclusion in Bangladesh, with a focus on addressing systemic gaps and ensuring equitable opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWDs).

Policy Brief || January 2025|| RAPID study highlights a trade-off in the EU market for Bangladesh’s apparel products, where achieving a higher market share comes at the expense of product valuation, while the US market rewards quality but offers smaller market shares.

Policy Brief || December 2024 || Inflation and its impact on poverty and vulnerability

Policy Brief || October 2025|| EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D) and implication for Bangladesh.

Policy Brief: RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s proactive measures in patent law, which allows for flexibility in intellectual property rights, will likely mitigate significant price increases for drugs, even after LDC graduation.

Policy Brief || November 2024 || RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s post-graduation tariff hikes and Vietnam’s improved market access in the EU pose significant trade diversion risks, with Bangladesh’s apparel and leather exports facing severe competitiveness pressures.

Policy Brief || April 2024 || This study utilises household-level survey data and a cross-country panel to establish a causal relationship between indirect taxation and poverty, inequality, and economic growth in Bangladesh.

Policy Brief || May 2024 || Implications of LDC Graduation for Agricultural Exports from Bangladesh

Policy Brief || April 2024 || Is the EU’s incomplete tariff preference a boon or a bane for Bangladesh post-LDC graduation in apparel exports?

Policy Brief || March 2024 || Can Bangladesh Safeguard its Export Competitiveness Post-LDC Graduation?

Policy Brief || February 2024 || Shedding Nightlight on Economic Development in Bangladesh

Policy Brief: What Will MC13 Decide for Global Trade? A Look at Bangladesh’s Position and Expectations

Policy Brief: What is the impact of Bangladesh’s LDC graduation on its RMG sector’s export competitiveness?

The global apparel market is undergoing a significant transformation, with China's once dominant share declining for several reasons.

Policy Brief: Bangladesh’s agricultural goods are currently exported to more than 160 countries!

Over the past decade, Bangladesh’s agricultural exports, on average, grew at an annual rate of 5.3 per cent.

Policy Brief: A Roadmap and Action Plan for Attaining the New Direct Taxation Target

The tax-GDP ratio of Bangladesh is 8% which is among the lowest in the world.

Policy Brief: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh’s Leather Sector Post-Tanning Industry Relocation in Saver

Since the relocation of our tanning industry in saver, the export earnings from leather and leather goods in 2017-18 fell by more than 12 percent to $1.08 billion from $1.23 billion in 2016-17.