How does the volatile but increasingly important chip industry impact the world order? What does the re-shoring of fabrication away from Southeast Asia mean for developing countries like Bangladesh?
Posts Published by Zahedul Amin
An entrepreneur, researcher, and consultant with 15 years of experience working for donors, development agencies, private enterprises, and government entities. He co-founded LightCastle Partners: a consulting firm looking to foster inclusive economic growth for Bangladesh and beyond. He has extensive research and project implementation experience across multiple sectors and loves to solve development problems, adopting a systemic approach.
How to Leverage Technology to Facilitate Systematic Research
Just to avoid such distractions, I have been working on a system to gather “just in time” instead of “just in case” information. These strategies are quite effective if you’re particularly pressed for time:
Facilitating Renewable Energy-Led Sustainable Growth
The post-pandemic economic recovery has taken a hit due to the prolonged Ukraine-Russia war, which has had ramifications across a multitude of sectors, including the global energy market. The sanction-induced demand-supply mismatch has contributed to volatility in natural gas and oil prices, putting pressure on the balance of payments and destabilizing energy-importing countries like Bangladesh.
Tackling the Fallout of Economic Headwinds in 2023
Although Bangladesh has resiliently fought blowbacks from the pandemic-induced shocks, the ongoing war has led to a significant dent in international trade balances: resulting in declining foreign currency reserves, depreciating currencies, and spiking inflation.
Top Picks from My 2022 Reading List
This year whizzed by with an excessive workload and a flurry of post-pandemic business meetings. While it’s always heartening to start meeting people again, it comes at the expense of travel time and other system losses