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Podcast Preview: What Australia’s Ageing Population Warning Means for Bangladesh’s Demographic Window
Australia's Treasury projects population growth will slow to 0.9% annually over the next four decades, down from a 1.4% average over the past 40 years, with deaths projected to outnumber…
Explainer: The Century-Long History Behind Greenland’s Strategic Value
Denmark and Greenland this month rejected US President Donald Trump's characterisation of a new security agreement as granting the United States "permanent control over security, and all other needs" in…
Policy Analysis: What Saudi Arabia’s Oil Export Squeeze Means for Bangladesh’s Industrial Energy Security
Saudi Arabia's oil export routes are under unusual strain: the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since late February,…
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Debate: Should Bangladesh Restrict Agricultural Land Conversion for Industry?
Bangladesh has one of the highest population densities per unit of arable land in the world, and multiple planning studies…
Research Roundup: What a Multi-Year Global Diesel Shortage Means for Import-Dependent Economies
The finding: Wars in Iran and Ukraine have disrupted diesel supply chains severely enough that the US Energy Information Administration…
Hormuz Disruption Is Now Reaching Farm Fields, UN Agency Warns
What happened: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said…
Explainer: What Happens When Bangladesh Graduates From LDC Status on November 24
What is LDC graduation? The UN classifies some countries as…
Bangladesh Monitor: China Exim Bank Talks Put Payra Expansion and Grid Upgrades Back on the Table
What we're tracking: On October 15, a China Exim Bank…
Podcast Preview: Why a Saudi Oil Terminal Matters to Bangladesh’s Fuel Bill
What we'll cover: France is deploying defense systems to protect…
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Research Roundup: What a Multi-Year Global Diesel Shortage Means for Import-Dependent Economies
The finding: Wars in Iran and Ukraine have disrupted diesel supply chains severely enough that the US Energy Information Administration…
Bangladesh Monitor: Inside the Prime Minister’s UNGA Agenda This Week
What we're tracking: Bangladesh's Prime Minister has arrived in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly session, with a…
The Idea Behind Bangladesh’s $1 Billion Sovereign Bond: Confidence Signal, or Necessity?
The claim: Bangladesh is preparing to issue its first-ever sovereign dollar bond on international capital markets, targeting $500 million to…
Explainer: What Happens When Bangladesh Graduates From LDC Status on November 24
What is LDC graduation? The UN classifies some countries as Least Developed Countries based on income, human assets and economic…
The Idea Behind a ‘Structural Trap’: Why the Slowdown May Not Fix Itself
The claim: At the October 17 launch of PPRC's State of the Real Economy, Hossain Zillur Rahman said Bangladesh's economy…
Executive Summary: Raising Bangladesh’s Revenue From 7% of GDP — Options and Trade-offs
Problem statement: The IMF says Bangladesh's revenue has fallen to about 7% of GDP, among the lowest in the world,…
Podcast Preview: What Greenland’s New US Military Bases Reveal About Small-State Sovereignty
What we'll cover: The US is set to open two new military bases in Greenland — at Narsarsuaq in the…
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