Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Bangladesh’s ready-made garment export to US drops in the first quarter ...
Read More »Bangladesh’s ready-made garment export to US drops in first quarter
Published in the Financial Express on 29, May 2017 The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) export to the United States (US) drops during the first quarter (Q1) of the current calendar year. Statistics available with the US Office of Textile and ...
Read More »May 28, 2017: BGMEA’s demand for abolishing source tax and 5pc cash incentive, slow job creation, uniform VAT rate and BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Abolish source tax for 2 years: BGMEA Garment manufacturers yesterday demanded ...
Read More »BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement must go above and beyond to reap benefits, says CPD’s Khondaker Golam Moazzem
Published in the bdnews24.com on 28, May 2017 The proposed BIMSTEC free trade agreement must provide additional benefits ‘beyond and above’ existing trade agreements in place among the member countries if it has to succeed, says Centre for Policy Dialogue ...
Read More »BGMEA seeks 5pc cash incentive for next 2-yrs
Published in the Daily Star on 27, May 2017 Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) sought additional five percent cash incentive on apparel export for the next two years. BGMEA President M Siddiqur Rahman placed the demand of the ...
Read More »Does social dialogue play a crucial role for achieving sustainable recovery from financial crisis?
Published in the ILO website Social dialogue between government, employers’ and workers’ organizations is a powerful tool for correcting labour market imbalances and promoting jobs-rich economic recovery. During and since the economic and financial crisis which started in 2008, national ...
Read More »“Large gender gaps remain across broad spectrum of global labour market”
Published in the ILO website Despite some modest gains in some regions in the world, millions of women are losing ground in their quest for equality in the world of work, according to a new report prepared by the International ...
Read More »India, Bangladesh need to work together in textile sector: High Commissioner
Published on bdnews24.com on 23, May 2017 The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh has said that both India and Bangladesh need to work together to tap the benefits of global textile industry changes. Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the manufacturing is “increasingly” ...
Read More »Apparel exporters gear up to make sportswear
Published in the daily Star on 24, May 2017 Local garment makers are gearing up with fresh investment to enter the global sportswear markets, as demand for the items is on the rise with changes in taste and fashion. Although ...
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বণিকবার্তা পত্রিকায় ২২ শে মে ছাপা হয়েছে বাংলাদেশ নিটওয়্যার ম্যানুফ্যাকচারার্স অ্যান্ড এক্সপোর্টার্স অ্যাসোসিয়েশনের (বিকেএমইএ) সদস্য পোশাক শিল্প ব্যবসায়ীরা ঝামেলামুক্তভাবে সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাতের (ইউএই) ভিসা পাবেন। বাংলাদেশে নিযুক্ত ইউএইর রাষ্ট্রদূতের সঙ্গে বৈঠক শেষে গতকাল এক বিবৃতির মাধ্যমে এ তথ্য জানিয়েছে সংগঠনটি। ...
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