Issues in South Asian Economic Growth – Linking Research to Policy IGC South Asia Growth Conference
Jointly organised by Economic Research Group. Venue: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Dhaka on July 15-16, 2012.
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Analytical Study on Companies Act Reform and Informal Businesses in Bangladesh
Research Team: Sajjad Zohir, Adeeb Choudhury Sponsored By: The Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) The specific aim of the exercise is to understand how some of the provisions in the current Act and their enforcement deter ‘informal’ enterprises/businesses from registering; and what the perceptions of entrepreneurs are about the significance of the Act in expanding the size of the net of registered enterprises. Beside the thought process to recast the issues within...
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An ex ante Assessment of Property/Wealth Tax in Bangladesh
Research Team: Sajjad Zohir, Motiar Rahman, Mohammad Arefin Kamal, Anik Ashraf, Nabil Ahmed Sponsored By: London School of Economics and Political Science/IGC-Bangladesh Growth Research Program (BGRP) It reviewed practices in several countries and summarized the state of information available to authorities for assessing property/wealth tax. Furthermore, the study evaluated the likely impact of imposing property tax in Bangladesh. Beside analytical review, the study included a survey of properties in Dhaka covering 2000...
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Publications
A Framework to Assess Digital Transformation in a Technologically Less-Developed Country: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh
Training Need Assessment for the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Eco-System Development (DEIEDP)
Innovative MSE- Financing Products and Delivery Channels in Bangladesh:Opportunities & Challenges