fluctuations over the period Finally, an analysis was conducted on the behavior of the external sectors in the SAARC countries using the regression model. Export was found to be the dominant sector in India, while imports had the minimum impact on GDP. Pakistan was found to be more dependent on export and foreign aid than on remittance and import. Sri Lanka’s economy is highly correlated to remittance, aids and export. 1 Literature Review Several studies in recent years have focused on the relationship
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1.1 Bangladesh Status General Status (a) GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE Official Name : Capital : The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Dhaka Geographical Location : North-Eastern part of South Asia situated in-between 20° 34’ & 26° 38’ – North Latitude and 88° 01’ & 92° 41’ – East Longitude. International Boundaries: North – India (West Bengal & Meghalaya ) West – India (West Bengal) East – India (Tripura & Assam) and Myanmar South – Bay of Bengal Area Standard Time :
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DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF BALOCHISTAN Introduction Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan with 44 percent landmass of the country but has 5.6 percent of the population. The province which is almost half of the country’s land mass has been receiving least attention by successive governments since independence. Therefore the huge potentials of this province to become a strong economical hub could not be exploited and till today it remains the poorest of all four provinces. Apparently
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Feature Article of Friday, 26 October 2001 Columnist: Frempong, Kwadwo Why The Foreign Investors Are Coming But Not Staying.! by Kojo Frempong Ghana has been seen as one of the safe havens in Sub-Saharan Africa and the world. The recent peaceful political transition from the National Democratic congress to the New Patriotic Party, was a great boost to investor confidence. The ex- president of Ghana Jerry Rawlings started an impressive tour of the world with the view of convincing investors to
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Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is a public sector enterprise with autonomous character entrusted with entire task of promotion and development of small and cottage industries in Bangladesh. It is the successor organization to the former East Pakistan Small industries Corporation (EPSIC) which was established by an Act of the parliament in 1957. Main role has been to assist the promotion of small manufacturing enterprises by- (a) developing infra-structural facilities for industry, (b) providing
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INTRODUCTION: [pic] PICTURE: MAP OF SOUTH ASIA. South Asia comprises the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, as well as the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. All told, some 1.73 million square miles make up South Asia. South Asia comprises eight countries including Afghanistan. Agriculture accounts for a significant part of GDP throughout the region, and has grown at a remarkable overall rate during the past
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Analysis-of-leather-industry-of-babgladesh Chapter One: (Introduction) By- MD. Musawir Hasan http://edupedia.educarnival.com/ /September 6, 2012 Introduction The contribution of the industry sector to Bangladesh economy has been on the increase. Among the fifteen sectors identified for national income “Leather Industry” is one of them. Industry is the backbone upon which the economy of any country prevails. The growth of economy, the internal development of a nation depends upon the development
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Trade Relation between India and Pakistan. Introduction India and Pakistan have been trying, though not very successfully, since the Shimla Agreement, 1972, to create political harmony. Several attempts later, the political and security issues have only become worse. It is imperative to explore the bilateral trade relations between India and Pakistan, so as to seek a way towards a deeper engagement, as these two countries have the potential to change the geopolitical
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DOING BUSINESS IN PAKISTAN UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2007 PREFACE In the preparation of this booklet we have tried to cover the principal aspects that regulate businesses in Pakistan, using, for this purpose, a language accessible to potential investors and business managers. We are aware that it is not easy to synthesize in a booklet of this nature all the legal, accounting, auditing, tax and labour rules/requirements that regulate businesses in Pakistan. However, if we have
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Apex is not very old. Still it is one of the oldest Footwear and Leather Company in Bangladesh. The company was established in 1990 as a proprietorship company at Hazaribagh in Dhaka. In the very beginning, it used to operate as leather production from rawhide and exporting. From the year 1993/94, the firm started to deal as foreign buyer’s representative and leather chemical distributor .All functions of the company are related to leather only, from marketing up to technology transfer. APEXADELCHI
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