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Warmest congratulations to Sumaeya Akhter for being selected as the RAPID Staff Member of the Month for October 2023!

Limited institutional capacity hinders COVID-19 stimulus programme implementation.

RAPID team analysed the COVID-19 stimulus support programme through the lens of institutional capacity, accountability, and transparency.

Publication: UN-WTO joint report on Textile and Clothing Sector in Asian Graduating LDCs

Read this synthesis report prepared by RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque. This synthesis report draws on thematic and country studies the UN joint study on “The Textile and Clothing Sector in Asian Graduating Least Developed Countries"

Development Letters (Jul-Sep’21 Issue)

Leaf through the July-September 2021 issue of RAPID's quarterly periodical - Development Letters.

How Climate Change Actions are Changing Global Trade and Investment?

This paper for UNDP, co-authored by RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque, argues that Bangladesh must adapt and adjust fast to the changing global trade and investment regimes to remain a competitive exporter in the global market. Read the executive summary here

RAPID Webinars

The Fading Demographic Dividend: Growing Old Before Getting Rich?

Assessing Tariff and Exchange Rate Pass-through in Apparel Export Prices in the European Union: LDC Graduation Implications for Bangladesh

Latest Working Paper || 2025|| Econometric results show that informal networks, prior awareness, and unofficial payments play a significant role in determining access to benefits—lowering exclusion but increasing the risk of inclusion errors.

RAPID Staff Seminar Series

RAPID Centre for International Trade (RCIT)

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 Monthly Webinar Series