Development, foreign assistance, foreign loans, FDI, public debt

Bangladesh has been regarded from the beginning as a test case for development. In October 1974, the Bangladesh Aid Group was established under the aegis of the World Bank, with 26 participating governments and institutions. Aid to Bangladesh has remained at a high level since the consortium came into existence,...

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Expect 2019 to test global stability

The resignation of US Defence Secretary James Mattis stands not only as a radical dissociation from the actions of the president he served, but as a foreboding for the future, a warning for 2019 - and beyond. And, for all the assurances that the world is getting better, such as...

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Trade, technology and hostage-taking

While it is very difficult to know or even understand the inner workings of the Trump administration relating to its trade negotiation to strike a "deal'' with China, but with the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a very senior executive of Huawei, the symbol of China's increasing technological prowess, clearly indicates...

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