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6 Feb 2013
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Bangladesh: Increasing Access to Energy

Increasing Access to Energy Bangladesh, with a population of about 150 million, is greatly challenged in providing energy for its people. Limited electrification, energy shortage, and heavy reliance on a single primary energy source (i.e., natural gas that fuels 85% of the country’s power generation) all contribute to low...
31 Dec 2012
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Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Poverty and Inequalities in Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Bangladesh

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Maternal and Child Health in Asia and the Pacific: Country Briefs The Government of Bangladesh is committed to reaching the Millennium Development Goals and to ensuring access of its population to adequate healthcare services. It has expressed this commitment through the development of an extensive...
31 Dec 2012
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Impact of Maternal and Child Health Private Expenditure on Poverty and Inequity in Bangladesh: Bangladesh Facility Efficiency Survey 2011 - Technical Report A

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Maternal and Child Health in Asia and the Pacific: Technical Reports The efficiency and cost of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) healthcare services in Bangladesh are critical constraints on how far the Government of Bangladesh can expand healthcare coverage in the country. Regular...
31 Dec 2012
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Impact of Maternal and Child Health Private Expenditure on Poverty and Inequity in Bangladesh: Maternal and Child Health Expenditure in Bangladesh - Technical Report C

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Maternal and Child Health in Asia and the Pacific: Technical Reports The burden of poor maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) varies greatly across Asia and the Pacific, and is among the highest in the world in certain countries in the region. One of the most important barriers is the frequent...
31 Dec 2012
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Impact of Maternal and Child Health Private Expenditure on Poverty and Inequity in Bangladesh: Maternal and Child Health Expenditure in Bangladesh - Technical Report B

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Maternal and Child Health in Asia and the Pacific: Technical Reports This study attempts to fill some of these gaps in the evidence on out-of-pocket financial costs faced by patients using MOHFW facilities, and in particular mothers and children, as well as the impact of the DSF pilots. It does so by...
23 Dec 2012
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Supply and Use Tables for Selected Economies in Asia and the Pacific: A Research Study

Regional technical assistance (RETA) 6483: Adopting the Supply and Use Framework Towards 1993 System of National Accounts Compliance in Selected Developing Member Countries is an initiative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project aimed to assist participating economies in implementing the 1993 System of National Accounts (SNA) through the compilation of supply and use tables (...
20 Dec 2012
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The Informal Sector and Informal Employment in Bangladesh

Based on a labor force survey conducted in 2010, informal employment in Bangladesh is estimated at about 89% of the total number of jobs in the labor market. It is more prevalent in the rural areas than in urban areas. Women are also more likely to be under informal employment arrangements. The informal sector accounted for more than 40% of the total gross value added of Bangladesh in...
10 Dec 2012
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The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains

Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high and volatile, and food production is likely to be challenged by the combined effects of resource...
7 Dec 2012
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Asian Development Outlook 2012 Supplement: Data is Mixed, but Asia Continues Steady Economic Growth

Asian Development Outlook According to this Supplement's findings, the surging economies of Southeast Asia have been a bright spot in an otherwise subdued 2012 growth performance in developing Asia, but the broader region should still pick up steam in 2013. Mixed third quarter data broadly support the forecasts in...
25 Oct 2012
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Bangladesh: Third Primary Education Development Project

South Asia Project Briefs This brief gives an overview of the Third Primary Education Development Project in Bangladesh. It supports the Primary Education Development Program (PEDP) III, which builds on the PEDP II achievement, lessons identified, and joint experience of the government and development partners. It broadens...