According to the Daily Star, in December 2022, The Bangladesh Bank asked banks to take a minimum cash advance from importers while opening letters of credit (LCs) for lubricant and engine oil in order to run the production of industrial goods and electricity in a smooth manner. Furthermore, ...
Overview Frequently asked questions Glossary FATCA overview Retail Banking and Wealth Management – Bangladesh There are a number of substantial changes being made by financial regulators, governments and banks to ensurethe protectionandlong-termsafety of both the financial system and our customers’ inter...
Just as you enter the immigration hall, the VOA desk is on the right, before all the long queues in front of you at the desks. You pay the man in the bank booth, get a receipt, then fill out the form that the officer will give you. Make sure you have an address where you’ll ...
Data on the knowledge about HIV/AIDS are elicited from the following questions. How do you think HIV/AIDS is transmitted? Multiple answers are allowed. The answer options include (1) mother to child, (2) blood transfer, (3) use of the same needle, (4) unprotected sex work, and (5) ...
To better understand and manage inflation expectations, the central bank should improve its regular inflation expectations survey. Currently, the survey lacks questions about inflation persistence and uncertainty. Given the significance of energy and food in Bangladesh’s price index, the proposed survey ...
For instance, according to the World Bank, the GDP of Bangladesh in 2021 was USD 416.26 billion, which increased from USD 373.9 billion in 2020. Additionally, factors such as increasing urbanization, growing awareness of customers in utilizing technology, and growing popularity of online shopping ...
Gaps and Research Questions The links between rural floodplains and urban economic opportunities in the livelihood strategies of the poor are becoming increasingly apparent—for example, many floodplain households have members who periodically or seasonally migrate to urban centers or other rural dist...
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January 2023: The Bangladesh government signed two agreements with a solar project backed by China for its implementation in Sirajganj. A 68 MW solar power project worth USD 87.7 million on a 210-acre piece of land on the bank of the Jamuna River in Sirajganj is the first initiative of th...
They started by identifying the initial batch of key informants through informal discussion (asking questions such as "Who in your locality can give valid information about the number and types of the HCPs?") with community members in the markets and villages. Further key informants were then ...