Bangladesh: Strong Promise of Growth
April 24th, 2012
Via The New York Times, a report on Bangladesh: Bangladesh is probably one of the last places in Asia people would expect to see a thriving beachside resort with luxury hotels. And yet, Cox’s Bazar is exactly that — a place where affluent Bangladeshis go for a weekend of seaside fun. During the high season, […]
Read more »The Pipeline That Wasn’t: Myanmar-Bangladesh-India Natural Gas Pipeline
April 21st, 2012
Courtesy of The Journal of Energy Security, a report on a potential Myanmar-Bangladesh-India natural gas pipeline that did not come to fruition: The lack of convergence in the energy security policies of India and Bangladesh has impacted the outcome of the Myanmar-Bangladesh-India (MBI) pipeline project. This project, envisaged as an important aspect of the energy […]
Read more »Bangladesh’s Rising Income Potential
April 21st, 2012
Courtesy of the Huffington Post, a look at Bangladesh: Bangladesh is poised to follow China and India’s recent growth pattern of rising per capita income as the recent distribution of economic growth has shifted in favor of low and middle income countries. Bangladesh’s estimate of economic growth is predicated upon its impressive growth performance of […]
Read more »Bangladesh: A Chinese Stitch-Up?
December 18th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, a report on Bangladesh’s low-wage manufacturing potential vis-a-vis China. As the article notes: “…Bangladesh could be this decade’s great usurper if it manages to sidle into the low-value manufacturing gap China is leaving in its wake as it moves up the value-adding ladder. And if a report by McKinsey, the consultancy, […]
Read more »Bangladesh: A Paradox Among Frontier Markets
December 30th, 2010
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at Bangladesh’s prospects as we enter 2011: “…Bangladesh remains a paradox among frontier markets: its GDP growth trend is one of the most stable in the region, but it has high levels of asset price volatility. It proved to be one of the economies least affected by the […]
Read more »Ports In A Storm? China’s Port Projects in Southeast Asia
February 17th, 2010
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting report on China’s ambitious trading strategy in South Asia and its influence on its Asian neighbors. As the article notes: “…Now, China is investing millions to turn this fishing hamlet into a booming new port, furthering an ambitious trading strategy in South Asia that is reshaping the […]
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