Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year has pushed up the costs of food and fuel. Bangladesh relies heavily on this sector, which accounts for about four-fifths of all export earnings. The EIU ranks Bangladesh's business environment as 15th out of 17 Asian countries. But they haven't succeeded in really setting up a powerful export force.
Shifts in the garment industry, which powered development in the country, represent one risk; meagre currency reserves are another. Yet nothing so imperils Bangladesh’s economic miracle as graft and patronage at the highest levels. How does North Korea afford its flashy weapons programme? Crypto scams of eye-watering scope. And the newsmaking history of BBC Monitoring’s radio translators.
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