Trade

Initial Trade Policy Focus of the High Performing Asian Economies: A Critical Assessment

Mia Mahmudur Rahim
Bangladesh Development Studies
Vol. XXXIV, March 2011, No. 1

Summary:
It is generally agreed that national trade policies of Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong played an important role behind the success of the High Performing Asian Economies (HPAEs). These countries exercised different policies with different implementation strategies at the initial stages of their economic success but resulted almost the same success. Thus, on the one hand, they followed some different ways following their specific needs and, on the other hand, maintained the

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Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bangladesh

Syed Saifuddin Hossain
Uttam Deb Muhammad
Al Amin
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD),2009

Summary:

Bangladesh’s integration into the global trade regime is largely attributed to the robustness of her export performance, particularly that by the export-oriented manufacturing industries. With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) accounting for more than 90 per cent of the total industrial units, and having a share of 12 per cent to 40 per cent of total export earnings, any attempt to facilitate trade procedures is likely to have a significant impact on this group of businesses. Thus, the

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Environment Related Trade Barriers and the WTO

Fahmida Khatun
January 2009
Centre for Policy Dialogue

Summary:

There is a growing concern that environmental issues may create both direct and indirect opportunities to introduce new barriers to trade. A number of environmental policies are considered as trade barriers by many countries notwithstanding the fact that these policies are formulated to achieve sustainable development by maintaining a balance between economic growth and resource exploitation.Hence it is apprehended by developing and least developed countries (LDC) that

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Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO: Reflections on the Outcomes from Bangladesh Perspective

Debapriya Bhattacharya,Mustafizur Rahma
Uttam Kumar Deb,Fahmida Khatun
21 December 2005.TRADE POLICY BRIEF NO. 12
Centre For Policy Dialouge

Summary:
The Ministerial Declaration of the WTO that was adopted on 18 December 2005 [WT/MIN(05)/W/3/Rev2 with amendments] is a document of crucial importance which is going to guide the final set of discussions towards the successful conclusion of the Doha Round.

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Global market oppertunitiy in export of jute

Mustafizur Rahman
Nafisa Khaled
April 2011, Centre for Policy Dialogue

Summary:

Based on this study Centre for policy dialogue (CPD) highlights the involvement of Bangladesh in global trade of both raw jute and jute goods over the past years, present situation of the trade, and future prospects. This paper priorities/highlights the difficulties faced by Bangladesh’s jute export including tariff

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