The concept of the “middle-income trap” applies to those countries that have seen rapid growth and then become middle-income countries, only to stall and never move upward into high-income status. For ...

Bangladesh has a strong track record of growth and development, even in times of elevated global uncertainty. Despite uncertainties and frequent natural disasters, Bangladesh has witnessed robust ...

Bangladesh, mired in data fog, has "sleepwalked" into the middle-income trap according to the white paper on the state of the country's economy. The term refers to a situation where a country ...

Using HIES 2000 data, the paper presents asset based poverty information so that it is possible to provide incentives in the form of social benefit and fiscal support to the group of people who needs ...

The first target under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #10 reads, "By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population at a rate higher than the ...

DHAKA, March 3, 2014: Bangladesh needs to focus on high-quality learning, and strong foundational cognitive and behavioral skills from early childhood, says a new World Bank report “Seeding Fertile ...