Toward new sources of competitiveness in Bangladesh : a Bangladesh diagnostic trade integration study / / Sanjay Kathuria, Mariem Malouche

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910953222803321
• Autore: Kathuria Sanjay
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2015
• ISBN: 9781464806483; 1464806489
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (pages cm.)
• Collana: Directions in development
• Disciplina: 382/.6095492
• Soggetti: Exports - Bangladesh; Bangladesh Commerce; Bangladesh Commercial policy; Bangladesh Economic policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Synopsis -- Overview and key messages -- Bangladesh's export performance -- Four-pillar strategy to spur faster, export-led growth -- Illustrating the thematic analysis : export constraints and potential in selected sectors -- Conclusions -- Annex A: proposed action matrix -- Boxes.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Diagnostic Trade Integration Study identifies the following actions centered around four pillars to sustain and accelerate export growth: (1) breaking into new markets through a) better trade logistics to reduce delivery lags; as world markets become more competitive and newer products demand shorter lead times, to generate new sources of competitiveness and thereby enable market diversification; and b) better exploitation of regional trading opportunities in nearby growing and dynamic markets, especially East and South Asia; (2) breaking into new products through a) more neutral and rational trade policy and taxation and bonded warehouse schemes; b) concerted efforts to spur domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, to contribute to export promotion and diversification, including by easing ; the energy and land constraints; and c) strategic development and promotion of services trade; (3) improving worker and consumer welfare by a) improving skills and literacy; b) implementing labor and work safety guidelines; and c) making safety nets more effective in dealing with trade shocks; and (4) building a supportive environment, including a) sustaining sound macroeconomic fundamentals; and b) strengthening the institutional capacity for strategic policy making aimed at the objective of international competitiveness to help bring focus and coherence to the government's reform efforts.