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<title>Counterpoint &#45; Nasrin Sheely</title>
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<title>Looking Beyond LCs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bangladesh Bank’s circular issued on June 11 represents a timely, strategic, and forward-looking shift toward the development and facilitation of alternative trade finance mechanisms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:49:13 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trade efficiency, Letter of Credit (LC), supply chain finance (SCF)</media:keywords>
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<title>Rethinking the Path to Revive Shuttered Industries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Liquidity is a necessary condition for industrial revival, but it is not sufficient. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:17:53 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh Bank, Liquidity Support, Stimulus Package, NPL</media:keywords>
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<title>AI and Global Job Disruption</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AI systems still require human oversight, localization, compliance handling, data verification, exception resolution, and cultural adaptation. These are precisely the areas where developing countries may retain relevance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:37:23 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, Outsourcing, AI Displacement</media:keywords>
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<title>Assessing the Real Impact of the New Stimulus Package</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Injecting fresh credit into such entities risks creating &#039;zombie firms&#039; -- businesses that survive on subsidized finance but fail to generate sustainable returns. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:03:48 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh Bank, Interest Rate, Stimulus Package, Subsidies</media:keywords>
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<title>The Cost of Anti&#45;Export Bias</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When the domestic market offers higher returns with lower risks, firms naturally prioritize domestic sales over exports. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 14:07:16 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh, Economic Development, Trade Policy, Tariff Reform</media:keywords>
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<title>A Day’s Trade, A Night’s Debt</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Financial inclusion cannot be measured solely by account ownership. It must be judged by whether a vendor can access 10,000 taka at 2 AM at a known cost, without humiliation or hidden charges, and with a pathway to better finance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:10:20 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bangladesh Economy, bKash, Street Vendors, Mobile Banking, Microfinance</media:keywords>
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<title>What Can Commercial Banking Learn From Investment Banking?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Commercial banking in Bangladesh is dominated by relationship banking, which is what breeds irregularities. But the way forward lies in reform rather than rejection. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:51:39 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
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<title>The Limits of De&#45;dollarization in Asia: Insights from Bangladesh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The vision of an Asia less dependent on the US dollar is not impossible, but it is certainly difficult. Bangladesh’s experience vividly demonstrates why. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:14:59 +0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nasrin Sheely</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dollar, International Trade</media:keywords>
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