The report of the US National Intelligence Council, Global Trends 2040, contrasts most strongly with the consolidated diverse peacekeeping initiatives in Afghanistan, broad efforts in this field by regional players (for example, Uzbekistan), and signs of a certain détente in Kashmir along the disputed India-Pakistan border. Both Afghanistan and Kashmir have long been a seething cauldron of…
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Over the years Bangladesh has emerged as one of the preferred places for studying medicine owing to the quality education it provides at an affordable price. This aspect draws thousands of international students, including many from neighbouring India, to Bangladesh every year when studying medicine is getting increasingly expensive in Europe, North America and other…
Despite the lengthy coronavirus pandemic, 13,613 new companies were registered in Bangladesh in the just-included fiscal year, highlighting the confidence of businesses in the economy. This is the highest firm registration in a single year, according to data from the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC). The new company registration…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s two bold decisions have saved the export-oriented industries and the economy from a collapse, exporters said. The first one was announced on March 25, 2020 when the Prime Minister announced a Tk 5,000-crore stimulus package, solely for the garment exporters. She offered the support before the exporters’ demand. Keeping the factories…
The Uzbek economy has three key things going for it: it has growth; it has a young and growing population, and it has money. Over the last four years Uzbekistan has been a frenzy of reform activity after Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev opened up the country and began the long overdue process of modernising the economy. And…