Trade war opportunities for RMG exports to the US

There is an air of optimism in Bangladesh that the RMG (ready-made garments) industry is likely to be a winner of the US-China trade war. The optimism is premised on the assumption that many fashion brands will now relocate their production facilities away from China to countries across Asia including...

Ending short-termism by keeping score

As finance ministers gather in Washington, DC, for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's annual meetings, they will face no shortage of urgent matters to discuss. Fears of a global recession, the US-China trade war, the fallout of the Brexit talks, and a dangerous debt overhang make this the...