Policy Briefs Archives - Page 2 of 3 - RAPID Bangladesh

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || Loss of trade preference leading to tariff hikes after LDC graduation

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || By 2030, Bangladesh is projected to cross the threshold of an “ageing society”.

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || A system under pressure: Status and structural weaknesses in Bangladesh’s social protection architecture

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || Domestic resource mobilisation for inclusive growth and development: Priority reform areas

Policy Brief || April 2025 || U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs: A New Trade Reality and Its Implications for Bangladesh’s Export Sector.

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