Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report
The premise of the report on a strategy for sustained growth is that Bangladesh, could join the ranks of middle-income countries (MICs) within a decade by 2016 or some time soon after. It has the necessary assets: much-improved economic fundamental...
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The premise of the report on a strategy
for sustained growth is that Bangladesh, could join the
ranks of middle-income countries (MICs) within a decade by
2016 or some time soon after. It has the necessary assets:
much-improved economic fundamentals; success in implementing
many first-generation reforms; a young, rapidly growing
labor force; and an established entrepreneurial culture. To
pick up pace in the development marathon, Bangladesh will
need to deepen its industrial base, further its economic
integration with global markets, and unleash the growth
potentials of its major urban centers, Dhaka especially.
Reform measures essential to these objectives include
continuing macroeconomic stability, with emphasis on
strengthening tax mobilization and tackling energy sector
losses; deepening financial sector and external trade
reforms; and rebalancing the policy focus toward hitherto
neglected structural areas - economic governance, urban
management, infrastructure (especially power sector, ports,
and transportation), and labor skills - that are especially
important for strengthening factor productivity. Progress in
these and other areas can bring the kind of sustained, rapid
growth which the government has put at the center of its
poverty-reduction strategy. The report stresses that
economic growth has proven to be the most potent force in
the fight against poverty. Despite serious weaknesses in
governance, corruption most notably, Bangladesh has achieved
good growth since 1990. The study concludes that
Bangladesh's challenge is not to jumpstart growth but
to maintain and, to the extent possible, accelerate it. |
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Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report |
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bangladesh : strategy for sustained growth, volume 2. main report |
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okr-10986-77662021-04-23T14:02:37Z Bangladesh : Strategy for Sustained Growth, Volume 2. Main Report World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE AUDITING AUDITORS AUDITS AUTONOMY AVERAGE LEVEL BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR REFORMS BILATERAL TRADE BOTTLENECKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL MARKETS CAR CENTRALIZATION CITIZEN CITIZENS CITY MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL BORROWING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION COUNTRY COMPARISONS CRIME DEBT DEFICITS DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVOLUTION DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES DIRECT INVESTMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMIC RISKS ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC VALUE ELECTRICITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL DEREGULATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE TRADE GAS PRICES GDP GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME GROWTH INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR UNIONS LAWS LEVIES LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS LOAN CLASSIFICATION LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LONG-DISTANCE LOW TARIFFS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY METROPOLITAN AREAS MICROFINANCE MONETARY POLICY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INCOME NEW ENTRANTS OPERATING COSTS PEAK DEMAND PENALTIES PERFORMANCE MEASURES POLICE POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POOR MANAGEMENT POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITY PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROVISIONING PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RAILWAY REBATES REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION REGULATORY QUALITY REVENUE MOBILIZATION REVENUE SOURCES ROAD ROADS SAFETY SAVINGS SAVINGS SCHEMES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOUTH ASIAN TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX REGIME TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS TRADE UNIONS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES UNBUNDLING GOVERNANCE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN CONGESTION URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN MANAGEMENT URBANIZATION VALUE ADDED VESTED INTERESTS WAGES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO The premise of the report on a strategy for sustained growth is that Bangladesh, could join the ranks of middle-income countries (MICs) within a decade by 2016 or some time soon after. It has the necessary assets: much-improved economic fundamentals; success in implementing many first-generation reforms; a young, rapidly growing labor force; and an established entrepreneurial culture. To pick up pace in the development marathon, Bangladesh will need to deepen its industrial base, further its economic integration with global markets, and unleash the growth potentials of its major urban centers, Dhaka especially. Reform measures essential to these objectives include continuing macroeconomic stability, with emphasis on strengthening tax mobilization and tackling energy sector losses; deepening financial sector and external trade reforms; and rebalancing the policy focus toward hitherto neglected structural areas - economic governance, urban management, infrastructure (especially power sector, ports, and transportation), and labor skills - that are especially important for strengthening factor productivity. Progress in these and other areas can bring the kind of sustained, rapid growth which the government has put at the center of its poverty-reduction strategy. The report stresses that economic growth has proven to be the most potent force in the fight against poverty. Despite serious weaknesses in governance, corruption most notably, Bangladesh has achieved good growth since 1990. The study concludes that Bangladesh's challenge is not to jumpstart growth but to maintain and, to the extent possible, accelerate it. 2012-06-11T22:19:09Z 2012-06-11T22:19:09Z 2007-06-26 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7959221/bangladesh-strategy-sustained-growth-vol-2-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7766 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh |