When banks run risk of trade-based money laundering

Trade-based money laundering (TBML) activity is widely recognised as one of the most common manifestations of international money laundering, which has emerged as an issue of growing interest amongst the policymakers in both developed and developing countries.It involves exploitation of the international trade system for the purpose of transferring value...

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How to cash in on demographic dividend

When most people talk about 'demographic dividend' for Bangladesh being blessed with younger population, they mostly miss two critical points. One, the youth need education and skills proper as well as a healthy market or business climate to do a job or to create one. Two, they need quality education...

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Good jobs for disabled workers

Employment delivers more than a paycheck. It also offers personal independence, social status, and the self-esteem that these assets bring. For people with disabilities, these benefits are particularly valuable - and particularly difficult to access.With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world has agreed to "promote full and...

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