Uber, e-commerce and Bangladesh's onward march

Few months ago, during my visit to Dhaka I was faced with the difficulty of finding the right mode of transport one morning. My nephew, a grade seven student, came to my rescue. He helped me using his smartphone to call for a Uber ride. Although I live in a...

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World Trade Organisation at risk

As the White House began to escalate the US-Sino trade war last April, President Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro was asked on CNN whether the United States is planning to leave the World Trade Organisation (WTO).A controversial advocate of American neo-protectionism known for his China-bashing books and documentaries, Navarro said...

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Africa set for a massive free trade area

Following the unveiling of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018, Africa is about to become the world's largest free trade area: 55 countries merging into a single market of 1.2 billion people with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion.The shelves of...

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