Bangladesh at 50: South Asia’s ‘standout star’?
Monday
7th June
2021
YAN ISLAM | Early this year, Bangladesh celebrated its 50th year as an independent nation. ‘The country was…
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The UN resolution on global happiness: An Asian perspective
Monday
28th June
2021
YAN ISLAM | Bhutan, a small, land-locked Asian country, became one of the first, if not the first,…
Afghanistan: then and now
Monday
23rd August
2021
YAN ISLAM | Afghanistan is in the news these days as the Taliban, ousted from power following the…
The rise and decline of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report: Why India and Indonesia should be concerned
Friday
22nd October
2021
YAN ISLAM | There was a time when the creators of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business…
Who’s afraid of inflation?
Tuesday
23rd November
2021
YAN ISLAM | There is a great deal of concern being expressed on inflation across many parts of…
Confronting India’s ‘inequality problem’
Thursday
10th February
2022
YAN ISLAM | In a recent piece, Maitreesh Ghatak, Professor of economics at London School of Economics,…
Ukraine before the Russian invasion: Democratic governance and economic performance
Friday
25th March
2022
YAN ISLAM | Stanford historian Norman Naimark proclaims that Ukraine was a ‘thriving young democracy’ prior to…
Economic consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war: A grim outlook
Friday
13th May
2022
YAN ISLAM | The latest evaluations by IMF, World Bank and UN agencies reveal that the war in…
Bangladesh seeks support from the IMF: Why and what lies ahead?
Friday
5th August
2022
YAN ISLAM | Local and international media reports have highlighted the news that Bangladesh has sought financial…