SDG financing strategy – Bangladesh perspective

Changes in the socioeconomic landscape of Bangladesh were evident during the last decade with its rise as an emerging economy that consistently maintains above 6.0 per cent growth on an average.In the wake of global recession, Bangladesh economy proved to be resilient as the major economic indicators remained healthy during...

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Challenges for the economy

"Bangladesh touched a milestone attaining the status of a lower middle income country in 2015. For the first time in the history of the country, the Bangladesh economy crossed over 7 per cent growth rate in 2016 breaking the trap of 6 per cent growth stagnation for over one and...

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Germany: Merkel-led coalition agenda lacks ambition and direction

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and the CDU's Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have agreed to pursue another "grand coalition" government, and have published a 28-page agreement outlining their proposed policy agenda.The agreement comes months after an election in which the SPD and...

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