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Congratulations to Afsara Tasnim and Zara Mustafa on being selected as RAPID Staff Members of the Month for February 2025!

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.

Working Paper || September 2024 || RAPID research shows that expansionary monetary policy, designed to stimulate investment, has resulted in higher inflation and depreciation pressures.

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

Policy Brief || March 2025 || Understanding Urban Poverty and Strengthening Social Protection for Urban Poor and Vulnerable Population

Policy Brief || October 2025|| This policy brief examines the impact of the newly imposed U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Bangladesh.

Policy Brief || September 2025|| Strategic Approaches to FTAs in the Context of LDC Graduation: Policy Imperatives for Bangladesh

Policy Brief || August 2025|| Bangladesh’s domestic debt now makes up 57% of its total public debt, with banks providing 58%.

Final Report: The UK recently introduced its preferential trading schemes for developing countries, marking its departure from the European Union (EU)’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

FTAs are necessary to remain competitive in post-LDC graduation, but the central question remains whether Bangladesh is prepared for this and what could be the strategic approach for prioritizing FTAs.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Bangladesh’s Export Competitiveness

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First Tripartite Dialogue: Developing Nationally Defined Social Protection Plan for Working-age Persons in Bangladesh through Assessment Based National Dialogue (ABND)

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