Monitoring and evaluation of SEZs in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (SEZ) demonstrates interesting characteristics including the diversity of ownership structures and target sales markets which create significant opportunities for experimentation both in policy and in implementation. For these reasons, Bangladeshi SEZs may be of substantial value if included in potential M+E (Monitoring and Evaluation) programmes...

Five hindrances to free trade agreements

As Bangladesh is set to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2024, a number of challenges and difficulties loom large on the horizon. A big blow may come from the erosion or elimination of preferential market access to different countries.The policymakers have identified Bilateral Free Trade Agreements (BFTA)...