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Policy Brief: What are the key issues at stake affecting Bangladesh-EU relations?

Unutilised export potential

Latest Policy Brief || June 2026 || RAPID research suggests that women earn, on average, about 35 per cent less than men in monthly terms.

Policy Brief || May 2026 || This policy brief examines whether currency depreciation can still support export competitiveness in Bangladesh’s largely US dollar-invoiced export sector.

Policy Brief || April 2026 || This policy brief examines how the EU–India Free Trade Agreement, combined with Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status, could reshape the country’s export prospects in the European Union, its largest export market.

Policy Brief || March 2026 || This policy brief discusses Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will be mandatory from 2027 for priority sectors and require interoperable product-level data on materials, sustainability, and lifecycle impacts for EU-bound exports.

Latest Policy Brief || June 2026 || RAPID research suggests that women earn, on average, about 35 per cent less than men in monthly terms.

Policy Brief || May 2026 || This policy brief examines whether currency depreciation can still support export competitiveness in Bangladesh’s largely US dollar-invoiced export sector.

Policy Brief || April 2026 || This policy brief examines how the EU–India Free Trade Agreement, combined with Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status, could reshape the country’s export prospects in the European Union, its largest export market.

Policy Brief || March 2026 || This policy brief discusses Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will be mandatory from 2027 for priority sectors and require interoperable product-level data on materials, sustainability, and lifecycle impacts for EU-bound exports.

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Latest Policy Brief || June 2026 || RAPID research suggests that women earn, on average, about 35 per cent less than men in monthly terms.

Policy Brief || May 2026 || This policy brief examines whether currency depreciation can still support export competitiveness in Bangladesh’s largely US dollar-invoiced export sector.

Policy Brief || April 2026 || This policy brief examines how the EU–India Free Trade Agreement, combined with Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status, could reshape the country’s export prospects in the European Union, its largest export market.

Policy Brief || March 2026 || This policy brief discusses Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will be mandatory from 2027 for priority sectors and require interoperable product-level data on materials, sustainability, and lifecycle impacts for EU-bound exports.

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