...IMPACT OF GLOBAL RECESSION ON READY MADE GARMENTS INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH IMPACT OF GLOBAL RECESSION ON READY MADE GARMENTS INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH Prepared for: Dr. Muhammad Ziaulhaq Mamun Course Instructor Research Method (K301) Prepared by: Nabeel Khan (ZR-29) Farwah Tasnim (ZR-40) Rasheeq Rayhan (ZR-45) Sayan Muhammad Rafi (ZR-48) Rafat Shamim (ZR-51) Ishmam Rahman Abedin (ZR-53) Bushra Barkat (ZR-54) Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka June 30, 2012 30 June 2012 Dr. Muhammad Ziaulhaq Mamun Professor Institute Of Business Administration University Of Dhaka Dear Sir, Here we present the report “Impact of Global Recession on Ready Made Garments Industry of Bangladesh”. In this report we tried to analyze the current RMG industry scenario and the various factors associated with it which have been influenced by the global financial crisis. We believe our report will facilitate strategic planning for both the decision makers in the market and identify possible counter measures and new possibilities. We hope the report meets your expectations. We will be glad to answer any query about the report. Sincerely yours, Nabeel Khan (ZR-29) Farwah Tasnim (ZR-40) Rasheeq...
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...Introduction Global financial crisis started when sub prime mortgage market of United States collapsed. Since the global financial crisis took place, many developed and developing countries have been going through recession. It was believed that ongoing global financial crisis will not affect Bangladesh economy as badly as it can to other developed economy because economy of Bangladesh is not so dependent on international capital or foreign investment. But, still there are and will be some shocks of ongoing global financial crisis available for Bangladesh economy. So, Bangladesh economy will be affected by global financial crisis. Global financial crisis might reduce overseas job opportunities and export earnings. Global financial crisis may turn into a recession. Economy of developing countries including Bangladesh is already going through recession. Bangladesh is a low income country. If global financial crisis continuous then economy of Bangladesh will be suffering. Negative impacts of global financial crisis are beginning to show on the increasingly globalizing economy of Bangladesh. Export growth rate of Bangladesh has turned negative. Export of non-apparels items is being reduced. Depreciation of currencies by competing countries caused erosion of Bangladesh’s competitive strength in the global market. Remittance earnings could be badly affected in near future because number of job seekers going abroad halved as some countries either revoked or have stopped issuing...
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...The Global Financial Crisis: Impact on Bangladesh A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman Professor Department of Economics North South University Overview I. Introduction: Genesis and Spread of the Crisis. II. Global Recession and LDCs III. Impact on Bangladesh IV. Recession and Export from Bangladesh V. Exchange Rate Movement VI. Remittance VII. Import and Tax Revenue VIII. Overall Impact IX. Policy Implications I. Introduction: Genesis and Spread of the Crisis. • Root: Mispricing in the Massive Credit Default Swap Market • Sub prime Mortgage: Bank transferred credit risk to third party through the process of securitization ( MDS, CDO) • Reckless growth of sub prime mortgage-lower yield in risky mortgage • Arbitrage drove the yields on all bonds & loans down • Expansion of consumer credit, housing price bubble Intriduction continued • Unsustainability of Credit default swap and subprime mortgages exposed • Housing bubble burst → mortgage default → foreclosures→ bank and insurance failure→ credit freeze • Spillover of financial crisis to real economy through virulent credit crunch →depressed aggregate demand • Sub prime mortgage default led to spillover effects around the world (Europe and emerging economies) via an elaborate network of derivatives Continued . Global consequence of the crisis includes: • Sharp rise in Unemployment in the US, Job loss in few other countries • Sharp fall in the stock market price around the globe, current...
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... THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMPACT ON BANGLADESH K.A.S. Murshid BROTEE July 19, 2009 The author would like to gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Anwara Begum, Research Fellow, BIDS and Mr. Zabid Iqbal, Research Associate, BIDS. The author is a Research Director, BIDS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (TBC) I Introduction The world economy is currently experiencing the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. While major world economies have taken a massive hit resulting in negative growth rates in key countries or regions, including the US, EU and Japan, the contagion also spread to emerging developing countries like China, Brazil, India and South Africa, as well as to the countries of South East Asia and Latin America. The magnitude of impact seems to depend on the extent of integration with the rest of the world (or to use World Bank jargon, the extent of liberalization that has taken place). The impact on LDCs like Bangladesh has been muted in the first, and even the second round. However, there is growing evidence that third round impacts are making themselves felt, manifested in declining exports, declining migration of labour, growing number of sick industries, industrial unrest, and reduced growth. There are also fears that poverty and unemployment may be exacerbated and MDG targets could become jeopardized. Countries like Bangladesh are interested...
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...The impacts of the ongoing global recession The impacts of the ongoing global recession on domestic industrialisation, already at a near standstill, have hurt the growth of the Tk 2,000 crore local wire and cable industry, market players said. Power sector and industrial units are the two major consumers of the locally produced cables followed by households. “We are facing a shortage of adequate buyers, particularly with power and industrial ones,” said Fardaws Alam, chief financial officer of Poly Cables, one of the fastest growing cable manufacturers in the country. “Our sales came down by around 60 percent in the January-April period of this year compared to the same period last year,” said Azizur Rahman, chairman of Aziz Cables. Rahman blamed this downtrend on the negative impacts of the global financial crisis. “We are still doing good in power cable sales because we have some supply contracts in our hands,” said Mohammad Enamullah, business development manager of Paradise Cables, one of the largest wire and cable makers in the country. Now the global and domestic gloomy economic situation is a cause for concern for us, he added. Bangladesh had to depend on imported cables until the late 1980s. But the situation has started changing rapidly since 1990s when a good number of companies entered the market, industry people said. Now around 50 companies are engaged in wire and cable manufacturing and meeting the rising domestic demand. Of those companies...
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...Bangladesh Budget: At a Glance Bangladesh Global Markets Bespoke 2009 Disclaimer This report must be read with the disclaimer on page 11 that form parts of it. Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Country’s 38th national budget unveiled by the Finance Minister GDP growth rate projected 5.50%, lower from current fiscal year estimate of 5.80% Inflation to ease at 6.50% from 7.00% this fiscal year FM opines that in global context the deficit in this expansionary budget is minimal The Finance minister presented a BDT1.138 trillion (Tk 1,13,819 crore) national budget forthe fiscal 2009-10. The main goals of the budget are to effectively fight off the impacts ofglobal recession, maintain macroeconomic stability and develop infrastructures relying moreon the public private partnership (PPP) concept. Projection for the gross domestic product(GDP) growth is 5.5% in the next fiscal, which is lower from the current fiscal year's revisedestimate of 5.8%. Inflation is expected to be around 6.5% in 2009-10 from 7.0% in the currentfiscal year. In his budgetary speech, the minister showed optimism about growth in domesticrevenue generation due to expansion of tax and non-tax revenue despite the negative impactof the ongoing global recession on export earning and inflow of remittance. The Ministeradmitted that the budget might look “slightly expansionary'” He opined that, compared tomost other countries the fiscal deficit here was minimal in the...
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...Identifying and Analysing Underlying Problems of Shipbuilding Industries in Bangladesh 147 IDENTIFYING AND ANALYSING UNDERLYING PROBLEMS OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES IN BANGLADESH K. Shahriar Iqbal*, N. M. Golam Zakaria and Kh. Akhter Hossain Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-100, Bangladesh *Corresponding email: iqbal.shahriar@gmail.com Abstract: Shipbuilding is considered to be a thrust sector in the economy of Bangladesh. But various problems are there to obstruct the development of this sector. This paper is aimed to identify the underlying problems and then analyze the nature of the problems to make it helpful overcoming the obstacles. A brief history and prospect of the shipbuilding industries in Bangladesh in the perspective of global scenario is also discussed. Key Words: Problem identification, shipbuilding industry, Shipyards. INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a maritime nation with 1,66,000 sq. km area of sea, abundance with living and nonliving resources1. There are more than 200 rivers all around the country, with a total length of about 22,155 km, which occupy about 11% of total area of the country. Here rivers and water transports play a vital role for economical and commercial activities in Bangladesh. Major export and import of Bangladesh (about 85%) is also traveled by sea2. At present more than 5,000 inland/coastal ships have been plying all over the country, which carry more than...
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...of Shipbuilding Industries in Bangladesh Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. ME 41, No. 2, December 2010 Transaction of the Mech. Eng. Div., The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh 147 IDENTIFYING AND ANALYSING UNDERLYING PROBLEMS OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES IN BANGLADESH K. Shahriar Iqbal*, N. M. Golam Zakaria and Kh. Akhter Hossain Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-100, Bangladesh *Corresponding email: iqbal.shahriar@gmail.com Abstract: Shipbuilding is considered to be a thrust sector in the economy of Bangladesh. But various problems are there to obstruct the development of this sector. This paper is aimed to identify the underlying problems and then analyze the nature of the problems to make it helpful overcoming the obstacles. A brief history and prospect of the shipbuilding industries in Bangladesh in the perspective of global scenario is also discussed. Key Words: Problem identification, shipbuilding industry, Shipyards. INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a maritime nation with 1,66,000 sq. km area of sea, abundance with living and nonliving resources1. There are more than 200 rivers all around the country, with a total length of about 22,155 km, which occupy about 11% of total area of the country. Here rivers and water transports play a vital role for economical and commercial activities in Bangladesh. Major export and import of Bangladesh (about 85%) is also traveled...
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...Preliminary Draft February 20, 2010 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SOUTH ASIA By Dr. Akmal Hussain, Distinguished Professor, Beaconhouse National University INTRODUCTION What began as a financial crisis in 2008 rapidly metastasized into a global economic crisis that pushed the world economy into the deepest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In this paper we will examine the origins and nature of this crisis in the context of the dynamics of world capitalism, indicate the policy challenges in the process of recovery and analyze its impact on South Asia. I. STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND FRAGILITY OF THE FINANCIAL SPHERE In the process of its growth the world economy has undergone a structural change in the post war period in terms of two important features: (i) The dominant form of the production unit of goods and services that emerged in the post war period was the large multinational corporation (MNC) in contrast to the large national corporation in the late 19th century and the small firm in the late 18th century.1 The MNCs were not only able to sell goods and services on a global scale but were able to achieve internationalization in their production processes, such that different components of a particular good could be manufactured in their facilities in different countries to take advantage of country specific resource 1 For a more detailed analysis of Growth and Structural Change in the Global Economy since the Industrial Revolution...
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...robust growth | Bangladesh Ec... 1 of 3 https://bangladesheconomy.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/streel-industry-st... Bangladesh Economic News Positive News about the Bangladeshi Economy. http://www.bangladesh-economy.org/ Streel Industry: Steady demands nourish robust growth Posted on May 12, 2009 | Leave a comment http://www.newagebd.com/2009/may/12/busi.html#1 STEEL INDUSTRY Steady demands nourish robust growth The file photo shows workers busy at Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills that produces high-grade steel. The file photo shows workers busy at Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills that produces high-grade steel. Shakhawat Hossain The country’s steel industry has been getting continuous investment boom due to steady demands. Steel manufacturers see no major negative impact on their industry as they believe the country’s economy will keep its impressive growth despite the global financial recession. They said the country with nearly six per cent growth in the last three years provides enough clues to consume higher production of mild steel rod to be generated by the big players with their proposed new investments. ‘The rod industry will not face major problem due to growing investment in the sector,’ said Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills chairman Ali Hossain Akbar Ali. ‘Chance is slim even for the small players to become sick as the growing consumption rate of steel will remain in the coming years despite global financial recession,’ he told New...
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...Introduction World economy is facing recession today. Every country with largest economy has been affected by that. Largest economy country such as USA’s economy has fallen. As everything is now globalized all the country of the world has felt impact on different degrees. Bangladesh’s economy is going upward day by day. Being so conservative with economy Bangladesh has somewhat stopped the bad effect of recession. Since Bangladesh is a developing country it is not safe from any global effect. Bangladesh’s economy is in a vulnerable position. Globalization has liberated the business among the countries of the world. Now open market method or free trade has increases the competition between countries of the world. Bangladesh’s economy is not in such condition though it has made progress. Bangladesh’s political instability and deficiency in international matters are some impediment of its growing economy. Still we are dependent on import which is also a cause of vulnerability. Our trade system and keeping away from the global matters also are hampering the growth. As a developing country our economy is not an established economy. So our financial budget of every year is a deficit budget. We have to much depend on foreign help. Being industrially backward our export products are declining which causes a negative impact on the balance of trade. We have to concern in utilizing the resources. Development programs are always going on which need machinery that we have to buy from...
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...culture of their society. Globalization therefore has mostly narrowed down to economic integration and this mainly happens through three channels; flow of finance, trade of goods and services and capital movement. Globalization is a term that includes a wide range of social and economic variations. It encompasses topics like the cultural changes, economics, finance trends, and global market expansion. There are positive and negative effects of globalization - it all comes as a package. Globalization helps in creating new markets and wealth, at the same time it is responsible for extensive suffering, disorder, and unrest. The great financial crisis that just happened is the biggest example of how negative globalization can turn. It clearly reveals the dangers of an unstable, deregulated, global economy. At the same time, this gave rise to important global initiatives, striving towards betterment. Globalization is a factor responsible for both repression and the social boom. What happens when there is a growing integration of economies across the globe? Majorly there have been positive impacts of this global phenomenon - through liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG). Due to globalization, there has been significant flow of inward foreign direct investment. MNC companies are getting a chance to explore various different markets across economies and explore the untapped potential. Globalization can usefully be conceived as a process...
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...V M.Phil Scholar in Management Studies K.S.R College of Arts and Science Tiruchengode, India. Abstract The present study aims at reviewing researches conducted in the area of determinants of and factors affecting the export performance of textile industry. The tools used by the various researchers and their findings are studied in order to establish the academic contributions made by these studies to the existing body of knowledge, new models developed and also to highlight method adopted or suggested by researchers for conducting researches in the area of export performance of manufacturing industries with special focus on textile sector in developing countries. The article analyzed researches carried out in China, India, Sri Lank, Bangladesh and Pakistan. These economies are the dominant textile exporters in the international trade. The review highlights that most of the studies have been carried out on establishing the relationship between GDP, exchange rate, labor, capital (FDI) and technology with export performance of textile industry. Most of the researchers found a positive relationship between the above said variables and textile exports. conducive (Cherunilam, 2005). The present study aims at reviewing researches conducted in the area of determinants of and factors affecting the export performance of textile industries in developing countries. II....
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...internal environment and strength and weaknesses. These factors are in the control of the firm. Firms can change co-ordinate, redesign, reestablish these factors according to the organizational needs and objectives. These factors include firm’s products and services, financial management capability, human resource and Capital goods, information technology etc. Firms products and services Grameenphone claims itself pioneer in providing world class telecommunication service in Bangladesh with innovative product and services while providing superior customer experience. Grameenphone serves different types of products and services depending on the categorization of its customer. There are special packages for B2C and B2B customer separately. For B2C customers its services can be categorized into two type of subscription. Those are pre-paid subscription and postpaid subscription. Again prepaid subscription can be subdivided into three plans. Smile (mobile to mobile connectivity within Bangladesh): This is the primary package of Grameenphone targeting the economy class segment of the market. The package was designed to suit middle and low income consumer in the market. For instance: Farmer, student, housewives etc. This package features great start up offer to a new subscriber, low call rates, special discount offer entitled as Thank you bonus, special call rate for three friend & family numbers and other facilities. This is very easy to use by the lower education level...
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...CHAPTER 1 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION [The economy of Bangladesh has successfully tackled the contagion effect of global economic crisis and managed to maintain a sustained growth. According to a provisional estimate, the economy has posted a growth of 6.66 percent in FY2010-11 against that of 6.07 percent in FY2009-10. This performance is mainly attributable to the sustained growth in agriculture sector coupled with recovery of growth in industry sector and the satisfactory performance of service sector. During this period, higher growth in revenue mobilisation and prudent budget management helped maintain macroeconomic stability and discipline in fiscal front. Furthermore, the increasing global demand for goods and services after recovery has helped achieving higher growth in foreign trade, while soaring global food and non-food prices has created inflationary pressure in the country. Alongside adopting various administrative and structural measures, monetary policy instruments have also been used to reduce the inflationary pressure. Moreover, slower growth in remittance inflows and higher import demand due to massive investment in infrastructure sector including the power sector, the current account balance and exchange rate was under pressure during the last quarter of FY2010-11. However, this situation did not emerge as a big challenge to the macroeconomic stability. The foreign exchange reserve remained steady at above US$ 10 billion during this period. Overseas job replacement...
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