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The potential of one South Asia in 4 numbers
Young Indian Female Student at the South Asia Economic Forum 2015. Credit: World Bank You don’t have to be a number-cruncher to enjoy this challenge: 1, 5, 200, and 2,800,000. Close your eyes after...
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How to reconnect South Asia through trade
India is home to 15,000 kilometers of navigable inland waterways. Photo credit: Anirban Dutta / World Bank South Asia can now reap the benefits of greater regional integration it once enjoyed before...
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Accelerating economic growth and job creation in Bangladesh
Instructor and Students at the Bangladesh Korea Technical Training Center, Chittagong. Credit: Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan Bangladesh has a major opportunity to address one of its most pressing development...
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Can One Country's Electricity Surplus Be Another Country's Gain? The opening ceremonies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan starting Wednesday for construction works on the CASA-1000 project mark an important...
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Is South Asia ready for a Regional Motor Vehicles Agreement?
Trucks waiting to unload their goods in Bangladesh. Photo By Erik Nora/World Bank Judging by the number of views of the recent Facebook livestream event on intra-regional trade and investment in South...
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How will Bangladesh reach higher levels of prosperity?
Bangladesh has now joined the ranks of a lower middle-income country. But the next phase of growth and poverty reduction is harder. Credit: World Bank There is no doubt that Bangladesh is a modern day...
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Fresh thinking on economic cooperation in South Asia
Young Economists sharing the stage with Sanjay Kathuria, Lead Economist and Coordinator, Regional Integration (Left to Right: Aamir Khan/ Pakistan, Sreerupa Sengupta/ India, Sanjay Kathuria/ World...
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Bangladesh corridor vital to India’s ‘Act East’ policy
India-Bangladesh land border crossing. Credit: Sanjay Kathuria Deepening connectivity and economic linkages between India and Bangladesh will be critical for the success of India’s ‘Act East’ policy....
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Bicycles can boost Bangladesh's exports
Bicycles are the largest export of Bangladesh’s engineering sector, contributing about 12 percent of engineering exports. Credit: World BankThis blog is part of a series exploring new sources of...
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The Legacy of Saman Kelegama
Saman Kelegama, a Sri Lankan economist and the Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS Sri Lanka) died prematurely in June 2017. He was a champion of deeper South Asian cooperation....
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Voices of Youth: A Hope for One South Asia from Young Economists at Students'...
Young economists from South Asia at South Asia Economics Students’ Meet (SAESM) 2018, Chittagong, Bangladesh Photo Credits: Nikita Singla/World BankAt the 14th South Asia Economic Students’ Meet...
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Announcing the winners of the 2018 #OneSouthAsia Photo Contest
Home to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, South Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic regions. It's also one of the least integrated. A few numbers...
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Connecting communities through India and Bangladesh's cross-border markets
In remote border regions in Bangladesh and India, a government-to-government initiative is changing cross border relations, shifting the focus from smuggling and skirmishes to mutual economic gains and...
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How South Asia can become a free trade area
Women knit handicrafts for export at Everest Fashion Fair Craft in Lalitpur, Nepal. Photo: Peter Kapuscinski / World Bank The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement has been in effect since...
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What will steer South Asia’s economic promise? Its people
Pedestrians cross the road in front of motorcycles, cars, and buses at the crossroads in Kolkata, India. Photo: Radiokafka / ShutterstockThis blog is part of a series that discusses a way forward for...
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