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WB recommends phased tariff reform to boost Bangladesh’s trade competitiveness

World Bank recommends phased tariff cuts, removal of para-tariffs and deeper trade agreements as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation.

Trainees receive hands-on factory training under the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) project implemented by the Ministry of Education. Photo: Collected

Women make up 58% of ASSET trainees completing courses in 6 months

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Another $350m World Bank guarantee for LNG imports likely in November

A World Bank Group delegation meets with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in Dhaka yesterday (19 August). Photo: TBS

Proposed MRC could open new avenue for long-term capital market funding

World Bank reviews feasibility of Mortgage Refinance Company in Bangladesh

World Bank reviews feasibility of Mortgage Refinance Company in Bangladesh

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$8b of World Bank finance stuck in long project procedures, design flaws

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ERD hosts high-level dialogue to boost climate finance for trillion-dollar Bangladesh

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Bangladesh makes AI gains in healthcare, faces welfare challenges: WB

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World Bank, ADB lead in foreign loan disbursement in FY26

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Bangladesh ranks 91st in mobile internet speed, 93rd for fixed broadband: Report

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Two WB missions to visit Dhaka in August to review governance, project impact

Zahid Hussain. Sketch: TBS

Distressed Asset Management Act: A bold reform that must get the institutions right

Illustration/Shakib Ahmed

How Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines gained World Bank upper-middle-income status