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The CPD budget proposals for FY2018 is the second reading of the State of the Economy report prepared under the Independent Review of Bangladesh Development (IRBD), which follows the first reading presented in January 2017. The first reading focused on some of the key trends in the Bangladesh economy at the halfway juncture of FY2017. The current report presents CPD's perspectives in the context of the upcoming FY2018 budget by taking the current dynamics of macroeconomic performance as the reference points. The focus of this report is on four areas: (a) taking cognisance of the macroeconomic stances in terms of sustainable growth acceleration and enhanced employment generation; (b) enhancing resources for the budget; (c) supporting the private investment; and (d) strengthening social security and provision of human resources development for the marginalised and the vulnerable groups. The report uses the most recent data from available official sources. Most of the recommendations on the upcoming budget have been derived from earlier in-depth analytical works undertaken by CPD. This report will be followed by a comprehensive analysis of the Bangladesh economy covering FY2017, to be released prior to the presentation of FY2018 budget. The final instalment of this year's IRBD will come up with CPD's reactions to the FY2018 budget once it is presented in June 2017.

A power point presentation of CPD analyses of the National Budget for FY2017-18.

A power point presentation of CPD analyses of the National Budget for FY2017-18.

The present report is the first reading of the State of Bangladesh Economy in FY2017, prepared under the flagship programme of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) titled Independent Review of Bangladesh's Development (IRBD). The purpose of this report is to present an assessment of the performance of key sectors of the Bangladesh economy and to track trends in major macroeconomic variables during the first half of FY2017. The review examines quality of macroeconomic management and underlying strengths and weaknesses of the economy, at the halfway mark of the ongoing fiscal year. The report considers latest available data and information from domestic and international sources, as well as insights gleaned from key informants. This report revisits macroeconomic trends in FY2016 so as to establish the benchmarks to assess the performance in FY2017 in Section II. In Section III, a review of the performance of key macroeconomic correlates during the early months of FY2017 has been carried out. Section IV deals with public debt situation in view of the changing dynamics of budget deficit financing, while in Section V implementation of a recently initiated social safety net programme is examined. Section VI provides a review of the state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh and India with suggestions regarding how to move forward. Section VII presents a detailed analysis of the underlying causes and implications for recent decline in remittances inflow to Bangladesh. Finally, the report ends with some concluding remarks.

The Business Sector series is a review of Economic outlook and indicators for specific quarters in Georgia.

International audience ; This paper investigates whether inherited colonial legacies influence deforestation rates in 60 former colonized developing countries. I hypothesize that differences in deforestation among countries can be attributed to their colonial legacies shaping the current impact of the institutional background on deforestation. Overall, I find that institutions defined as the extent of democracy, the quality of property rights and the quality of government functioning (e.g., corruption), have a differential impact on deforestation rates according to colonial legacies as defined by the identity of the colonizer. More precisely, I find that (1) in countries characterized by "bad" governance, former French colonies deforest relatively less than former British and Spanish colonies whereas (2) in countries characterized by "good" governance, the result is reversed. These results are robust when geography features are controlled for since the process of colonization was not random and depended on initial geographic and climatic conditions.

International audience ; This paper investigates whether inherited colonial legacies influence deforestation rates in 60 former colonized developing countries. I hypothesize that differences in deforestation among countries can be attributed to their colonial legacies shaping the current impact of the institutional background on deforestation. Overall, I find that institutions defined as the extent of democracy, the quality of property rights and the quality of government functioning (e.g., corruption), have a differential impact on deforestation rates according to colonial legacies as defined by the identity of the colonizer. More precisely, I find that (1) in countries characterized by "bad" governance, former French colonies deforest relatively less than former British and Spanish colonies whereas (2) in countries characterized by "good" governance, the result is reversed. These results are robust when geography features are controlled for since the process of colonization was not random and depended on initial geographic and climatic conditions.

The present report is the first reading of the State of Bangladesh Economy in FY2016, prepared under the flagship programme of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) titled Independent Review of Bangladesh's Development (IRBD). The purpose of this report is to present an assessment of the performance of key sectors of the Bangladesh economy and to track trends in major macroeconomic variables during the first half of FY2016. The review examines quality of macroeconomic management and underlying strengths and weaknesses of the economy, at the halfway mark of the ongoing fiscal year. The report considers latest available data and information from domestic and international sources, as well as insights gleaned from key informants. First, this report revisits macroeconomic trends in FY2015 so as to establish the benchmarks to assess the performance in FY2016 in Section II. Second, the report reviews the performance of key macroeconomic correlates during the early months of the current fiscal year. In Section III, a review of the public finance management in FY2016 has been carried out. Section IV deals with inflation and banking sector, while performance of external sector is examined in Section V. In Sections VI and VII detailed analyses of two key sectors of the economy, viz. power and energy and manufacturing sectors, from the perspectives of economic growth and private investment have been presented. Finally, the report ends with some concluding remarks.

Significant foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to maritime Southeast Asia (and more recently Vietnam) have been the key factor behind the economic development and in the integration into the global economy of the countries located in that region. Southeast Asia's prospects as a destination for foreign direct investment are bright, and over the last decade, FDI stock per capita in the region has increased five-fold from USD$500 in 2000 to nearly USD$ 2,500 in 2013.1 In this same period, regional real GDP per capita grew only 1.6 times to reach USD$ 2,255 in 2013.2 Using the latest UNCTAD statistics on bilateral foreign direct investment flows into nine Southeast Asian economies, this Perspective will look at what FDI flows tell us about two of the major strategic concerns of Southeast Asian states and of ASEAN: 1. The significance of the relationship for each Southeast Asian state and the region as a whole, between economic development, global economic integration and dependence on (or autonomy from) major extra-regional powers. The growing trade dependence of Southeast Asian economies on China and China's growing influence in Southeast Asia are the current focus of this foundational regional concern. 2. Further strengthening of integration among Southeast Asian economies and through this reducing the development gap between them. This regional economic virtuous circle is seen to be particularly important for supporting ASEAN unity and centrality.