- Impact of Food Price Rise on School Enrolment and Drop-out in the Poor and Vulnerable Households in Selected Areas of Bangladesh
- S. Raihan 2009
- This study has explored the impact of the rise in food prices on the education of children in the poor and vulnerable households in Bangladesh. Analyses of the survey data suggests that during early 2008 the prices of rice, pulses and...
- Africa Progress Panel
- The Africa Progress Panel consists of a group of individuals who lend their time to track and encourage progress in Africa, and to underscore shared responsibility between African leaders and their international partners for sustaining it. A Geneva-based Secretariat supports the Panel in three main areas: research and policy; advocacy and communication; and preparation of APP core produ...
- Mitigation finance
- S. Nakhooda / Overseas Development Institute, 2012
- This paper considers what 'counts' as climate change mitigation finance, with reference to the concept of additionality, by reviewing a range of activities that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the five sectors that accoun...
- Coding and tracking adaptation finance: lessons and opportunities for monitoring finance across international and national scales
- L. Jones / Overseas Development Institute, 2012
- Adaptation finance is a key ingredient of international efforts to support vulnerable countries in responding to climate change. Building a comprehensive picture of the scale and scope of such investments is needed in understanding wh...
- IMF’s Loan and it’s Implication on Bangladesh Economy
- Unnayan Onneshan, 2011
- Bangladesh is negotiating a credit deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) equivalent to USD one billion under its Extended Credit Facilities (ECF) program for three years. The ECF would replace the Poverty Reduction and Growt...
- Responding to The Millennium Development Challenge through Private Sector’s Involvement in Bangladesh
- A. Rahman 2009
- The central theme of the policy paper is how private sector can assist and participate in the development activities to help attain the MDGs in Bangladesh.
- Policy Opportunities and Constraints to Access Youth Financial Services
- 2012
- This paper addresses the following barriers, namely, 1. restrictions in the legal and regulatory environment (e.g., minimum age and identification requirements), 2. inappropriate and inaccessible financial products offered by FSPs 3. ...
- Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and labor Market of Bangladesh - A Preliminary Assessment
- M Rahman / Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2009
- The paper titled "Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh" is a preliminary output of the study on Rapid Assessment: Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Social Dimensions in Bangl...
- Probashi Kallyan Bank: Innovative approaches for Remittance Transfer, Migration Finance Loan and Investment Loans
- 2011
- Short-term labour migration has come to be a mainstay of Bangladesh economy. But high cost in remittance transfer, lack of affordable migration loan and limited investment opportunities for returnee migrants are reducing the gains fro...
- Soft Lending without Poor Countries: Recommendations for a New IDA : Center for Global Development : Publications
- J.M. Severino / Center for Global Development, USA, 2012
- The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank provides low-cost loans to countries unable to borrow elsewhere. IDA was created in 1960 when the model of aid was one of a small number of rich countries giving to man...
- Responding to The Millennium Development Challenge through Private Sector’s Involvement in Bangladesh
- A. Rahman 2009
- The central theme of the policy paper is how private sector can assist and participate in the development activities to help attain the MDGs in Bangladesh.
- Policy Opportunities and Constraints to Access Youth Financial Services
- 2012
- This paper addresses the following barriers, namely, 1. restrictions in the legal and regulatory environment (e.g., minimum age and identification requirements), 2. inappropriate and inaccessible financial products offered by FSPs 3. ...
- Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and labor Market of Bangladesh - A Preliminary Assessment
- M Rahman / Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2009
- The paper titled "Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh" is a preliminary output of the study on Rapid Assessment: Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Social Dimensions in Bangl...
- Probashi Kallyan Bank: Innovative approaches for Remittance Transfer, Migration Finance Loan and Investment Loans
- 2011
- Short-term labour migration has come to be a mainstay of Bangladesh economy. But high cost in remittance transfer, lack of affordable migration loan and limited investment opportunities for returnee migrants are reducing the gains fro...
- Soft Lending without Poor Countries: Recommendations for a New IDA : Center for Global Development : Publications
- J.M. Severino / Center for Global Development, USA, 2012
- The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank provides low-cost loans to countries unable to borrow elsewhere. IDA was created in 1960 when the model of aid was one of a small number of rich countries giving to man...
- Assessment of wellbeing in India
- S.C. White; S.O. Gaines; S. Jha; N. Marshall / Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2012
- Between individuals, levels of wellbeing vary in line with economic status. But beyond individuals it is politics and policies that make the major difference. These are key messages emerging from recent research on wellbeing and pover...
- Assessment of wellbeing in Zambia
- S. White (ed); S. Gaines (ed); S. Jha (ed); N. Marshall; E. Graveling / Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways, University of Bath, 2012
- This report sets out the 'pre-story' of the Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways research partnership's approach to wellbeing assessment and highlights findings that in Zambia, while economic status makes the greatest difference to inn...
- Building taxpayer culture in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: Achievements, challenges and policy recommendations
- O. H. Fjeldstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2012
- The study examines measures that aim to encourage taxpayer compliance through taxpayer education and constructive engagement between the government and citizens over taxation issues in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Experiences from...
- Demographic Dividends, Dependencies and Economic Growth in China and India
- University of Western Australia, 2012
- There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that the potential “dividend”, “gift” or “bonus” associated with a country’s demographic transition towards a population dominated by people of working ...
- Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012 (43rd edition)
- Asian Development Bank, 2012
- This publication includes the latest available economic, financial, social and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It aims to present the latest key statistics on development issue...
- House Financial Services Committee (U.S Government)
- Government committee covering financial services in the United States
- University of Bologna
- Economics department, University of Bologna, Italy
- Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University
- A post-graduate school and research institute focussing on economics and government
- European Central Bank (ECB)
- Central bank for the Euro
- Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)
- The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) is an independent unit of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with close ties to the Department of Economics. It seeks to promote human and ecological well-being through research. PERI focuses on globalisation, unemployment, financial market instability, central bank policy, living wages and decent work, and the economics of peace,...
- The Prosperity Initiative (PI)
- Eradicating poverty through market forces
- Deloitte
- Global finance company
- Institute for International and Development Economics (IIDE)
- Dutch based economic research and policy institute
- University of Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC)
- Retirement and pension research
- Department of Pensions, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan government pension information
