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Click to read the Jan-Mar'21 Issue of Development Letters





'Development Letters' is a periodical that aims to promote ideas with important policy and practical implications for a developing country like Bangladesh. This publication provides a platform to introduce thought-provoking ideas on broad development issues through short and concisely-written articles that are comprehensible to policymakers and development practitioners.

This particular issue of Development Letters contains 10 articles that include, amongst others, some practical ideas on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, preparation for LDC graduation, localisation strategy to implement sustainable development goals, and considering an alternative fiscal year timeframe to make the implementation of national budgets more effective.





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Stakeholders Consultation: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey on Behavioural Aspects of the Beneficiaries of the Mother and Child Benefit Programme

Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs): Needs Assessment Study on the Necessity of More Off-docks/Dry Ports

RAPID Monthly Webinar: Visioning Future Economies

RAPID monthly webinar focused on the analytical exploration of economic development, specifically looking at technological impacts on future work environments and the assessment of economic vulnerability using innovative data analysis methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RAPID Monthly Webinar: Economic and Social Dynamics

RAPID monthly webinar cast light on economic structures and societal issues, exploring the implications of optimal welfare tariffs and zero welfare revenue tariffs on market systems. The session also explored insights into the nexus between women's empowerment and life satisfaction in rural Bangladesh.

RAPID Monthly Webinar: Policy Initiatives and Economic Development

RAPID monthly webinar explored economic policies through a local lens. Insightful discussions highlighted the impact of pertinent policy issues, notably the minimum wage structure in the leather sector. Another discussion linked monetary policy shocks to its effects on exchange rate volatility and investment patterns.

RAPID Monthly Webinar: Exploring Monetary Policy Frontiers

RAPID monthly webinar shed light on key macroeconomic issues, including the impact of exchange rate pass-through to inflation in Bangladesh, and the effectiveness of inflation targeting in Emerging & Developing Asian countries.

Stakeholder Consultation: Expanding and Diversifying Exports to the UK Market

Dissemination Seminar: Can Bangladesh Absorb LDC Graduation-induced Tariff Hikes?

Technical Dissemination: Exploring Export Diversification Opportunities in the EU

Dialogue on Wage Policy

Speakers emphasize incorporating industry attachment in each semester of university

Webinar on 'Assessment of Skills Demand and Gaps in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry of Bangladesh'.

RAPID Professionals in the Media

RAPID Review 2024!

RAPID Staff Member(s) of the Month

RAPID Staff Seminar Series

The DFS infrastructure rapidly expanded and became more inclusive through the proliferation of MFSPs, cash-in-cash-out (CICO) points, and agents, but cash-out fees remained prohibitive for many

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Reminiscing 2022

RAPID has been proactively involved in undertaking high-quality research, capacity building sessions, and a wide range of stakeholder consultations in 2022. Have a look at the snapshot of RAPID's activity in 2022.

অন্তঃসত্ত্বা ও দুগ্ধদানকারী মায়েদের সুরক্ষা কর্মসূচির আওতায় রয়েছেন চা-বাগানের মাত্র ১২ শতাংশ মা।

জাতিসংঘ বাংলাদেশের জয়েন্ট এসডিজি ফান্ড কর্মসূচির আওতায় ‘চা-বাগানের নারী ও শিশুদের সামাজিক সুরক্ষাব্যবস্থা জোরদারে করণীয়’ শিরোনামে এ সংলাপের আয়োজন করে ইউনিসেফ, রিসার্চ অ্যান্ড পলিসি ইন্টিগ্রেশন ফর ডেভেলপমেন্ট (র‍্যাপিড) ও প্রথম আলো।

Speakers emphasize incorporating industry attachment in each semester of university

Webinar on 'Assessment of Skills Demand and Gaps in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry of Bangladesh'.

Trade and poverty: What do we know?

RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque spoke as a discussant in a seminar on Trade and Poverty, highlighting policy implications towards ‘inclusive trade’. The event was organized by the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.

Media Representation of Women Migrant Workers: A Critical Look

This webinar discussed how media reporting can could be improved with regards to representation of women migrant workers. Event held on 19 February 2022.

COVID-19 Stimulus Packages

Watch this webinar titled ‘COVID-19 Stimulus Packages: An Analysis of Institutional Capacity, Transparency, and Accountability’, held on 29 January 2022.

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