Bangladesh
SDG Push through Social Protection Programmes: Reflecting on UNDP’s Strengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities Project in Bangladesh
Regional Integration as a Strategic Avenue for Bangladesh LDC Graduation with Momentum
The report outlines the state of Bangladesh’s economy in the wake of COVID-19 and the likely impacts of the phasing out of LDC-specific international support measures upon LDC graduation. The study then analyzes the strategic rationale for strengthening Bangladesh’s regional integration as a way to (i) mitigate the adverse impacts of the phasing out of LDC-specific preferential market access; and (ii) foster the diversification of the economy and a more conducive participation in regional value chains.
What to focus on in order to accelerate access to modern energy services and energy use efficiency in Bangladesh
How can a rapidly growing country such as Bangladesh overcome the barriers to realizing Sustainable Development Goal 7? The present study includes an analysis of the barriers to achieving 24x7 access to modern energy and the required improvements to make energy more efficient to overcome them in Bangladesh. Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) is applied to identify the interactions among the barriers as laid out in context-relevant scientific literature. The Cross-impact matrix multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) is applied to classify the barriers. The results indicate that the barriers can be addressed through a systematic packaging and prioritization approach.
Voluntary Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy - Bangladesh
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) voluntary peer reviews of competition law and policies are conducted at annual meetings of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy or at five-yearly United Nations Conferences to Review the United Nations Set. The substantive preparation was carried out by the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch (CCPB) of UNCTAD under the direction of Teresa Moreira Head of CCPB. This report was prepared for UNCTAD by Maria Leonila Papa. The substantive backstopping and review of the report was the responsibility of Dr. Pierre Horna and Elizabeth Gachuiri assisted by Hyejong Kwon Competition and Consumer Policies Branch under the guidance of Teresa Moreira Head of the Branch UNCTAD. Elona Lazaj assisted in coordinating the process with the Bangladesh Competition Commission and the consultant as part of the UNCTAD team for the Bangladesh peer review on competition policy.
Early career researchers: Factors affecting consumer behaviour in mobile financial services in Bangladesh
The aim of the present paper is to identify the determinants of consumer behaviour of mobile financial services (MFS) in Bangladesh. Data used in the study were collected through an online survey. A total of 1460 users of MFS in Bangladesh participated in the survey during 2021. The findings of the study show that perceived usefulness has the strongest impact on customer satisfaction followed by perceived safety and perceived ease of use. Customer satisfaction however has the strongest impact on both continuance intention and recommendation intention followed by perceived usefulness and personal innovativeness. The findings have important policy implications for financial inclusion.
Employing the Multidimensional Poverty Lens to Deliver Livelihood Support to the Urban Poor: Lessons from a UNDP Bangladesh Intervention
Vulnerability Profile: Bangladesh
Prepared in the context of the process of Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status this publication contains insights into the particular vulnerabilities or fragilities of the country and the implications of these disadvantages. The profile helps national authorities understand the critical relationship between the need for resilience-building action and LDC status as a basis for eligibility for special support to this action. It is organized around four pillars: (i) a situation analysis; (ii) identification of key areas of vulnerability; (iii) evaluation of the consequences of identified vulnerabilities; and (iv) identification of structures and features of the economy that are critical for a sustainable graduation and for reducing existing vulnerabilities. Topics covered include the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pervasive informality inequalities and gender issues.
Addressing COVID-19’s Uneven Impacts on Vulnerable Populations in Bangladesh: The Case for Shock-responsive Social Protection
Women empowerment, supply chain linkages and FDI: Evidence from Bangladesh
This paper studies foreign direct investment spillovers on the gender-related labour market practice of domestic firms based on a unique firm-to-firm data set of Bangladesh’s textiles and garment sectors. The paper looks at the female employment of domestic firms that are directly and indirectly related to foreign- owned firms through supply chain linkages. These domestic firms are either the local suppliers or customers of foreign-owned firms or they share local suppliers and customers with foreign-owned firms. The estimates show that domestic firms related to foreign-owned firms have significantly more female administrative workers but not necessarily more female non-administrative workers owing to the former participating in more firm-to-firm interactions.
No. 17672. Netherlands and Bangladesh
Agreement on Technical Co-Operation Between The Kingdom of The Netherlands and The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. DACCA 19 MAY 1977 [United Nations Treaty Series vol. 1131 I-17672.]
No. 51185. United States of America and Bangladesh
Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (with annexes). Dhaka 1 March 2003
No. 18040. United States of America and Bangladesh
Exchange of Notes Constituting an Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Concerning Investment Guaranties. Dacca 17 January 1975 and 20 January 1975 [United Nations Treaty Series vol. 1148 I-18040.]
No. 51500. United States of America and Bangladesh
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Regarding the Surrender of Persons to the International Criminal Court. Washington 18 August 2003
Preface
The eTrade for all Initiative launched at the fourteenth Ministerial Conference of UNCTAD in July 2016 is a practical example of how to harness the digital economy in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development notably Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 8 9 and 17. The initiative seeks to raise awareness enhance synergies and increase the scale of existing and new efforts by the development community to strengthen the ability of developing countries to engage in and benefit from e-commerce by addressing seven relevant policy areas.
Executive Summary
The national development agenda of Bangladesh is driven by the Vision 2021 launched in 2010 which articulates a framework for achieving key developmental goals for the country by the year 2021. The goals envisage an ambitious future ranging from “possessing an efficient accountable transparent and decentralized system of governance” to “a poverty-free middle-income economy” to “a globally integrated regional economic and commercial hub”. In order to realize these goals the Government has firmly positioned ICT as an enabler in this framework through its “Digital Bangladesh” initiative comprised of four pillars: (1) Digital Government (i.e. public service delivery) (2) ICT in Business (i.e. private sector opportunities) (3) Connecting Citizens and (4) Human Resource Development. Several projects for digitalization have been completed and some others are under way in support of this initiative.
Summary of main findings and main recommendations
four-step approach was used for the Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment for Bangladesh to ensure a high level of participation and engagement of key stakeholders in the consultative process