Focus on health and social protection, not GDP growth
CPD says in budget proposal Star Business Report Star Business Report
The upcoming budget should focus on health, social protection and job creation to shield the people from the impacts of the second wave of the coronavirus, instead of putting too much attention on economic growth, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
The think-tank also reiterated the need for an expansionary macroeconomic stance in the budget for 2021-22, accommodating the required additional public spending. The budget will have to allocate resources in a way that would address the needs of both the immediate and the recovery phase.
CPD for priority to health, social safety nets in next budget
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DHAKA, April 29, 2021 (BSS) – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today made a set of recommendations for the national budget of next fiscal year (FY22, including strengthening the COVID-19 management to reduce the health risk amid the ongoing pandemic and strengthening the social safety net programmes.
The civil society think tank also demanded for fulfilling the requirements of the small entrepreneurs and extending support to the real farmers.
The CPD made the recommendations at a virtual budget discussion for the next fiscal year (FY22).
Moderated by CPD executive director Dr Fahmida Khatun, its senior research fellow Dr Towfiqul Islam Khan presented the recommendations in the event. CPD distinguished fellow Dr Mustafizur Rahman and research director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem also spoke on the occasion.
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Clothing brands still see Bangladesh as a major supplier
Says CPD-IPS study
China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are major players in the global supply chain of the apparel business. Photo: Star/file
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Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, international clothing brands are confident that Bangladesh will remain a major source of apparels in the coming months, according to a new study.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a think-tank based in Dhaka, and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) of Sri Lanka, carried out the study.
China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are major players in the global supply chain of the apparel business.
Experts for rebuilding partnership between Brands, Suppliers, Governments and Int. organizations to recover Apparel Value Chain
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DHAKA, April 21, 2021 (BSS) – Experts at a webinar said innovative ‘value- chain-based solutions’ are required to help all the market players cope with the crisis, ensure rebound and smooth recovery and ultimately make the value chain resilient.
The medium-term recovery of the global apparel value chain from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic has been set back by the prolonged demand slump.
It is difficult to address these medium-term challenges through national-level intervention alone, they opined.
These observations were made at an international webinar titled-` Recovery of the Apparels Sector of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: Is a Value-chain-based Solution Possible? ’ jointly organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) in partnership with Southern Voice held on Tuesday, said