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Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Prospects and Challenges: Bangladesh Perspectives

Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Prospects and Challenges: Bangladesh Perspectives. Section I: Introduction.

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Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Prospects and Challenges: Bangladesh Perspectives

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  1. Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Prospects and Challenges: Bangladesh Perspectives

  2. Section I: Introduction MDGs represent a fundamental shift in perception of development . Eight Goals, 18 targets, 48 Indicators A bird’s eye view of global and regional achievements in terms of some key goals, targets or indicators

  3. Section 2: Progress in Bangladesh Progress over time: • Mainstreaming MDGs into development agenda • Progress in 8 Goals Likelihood of MDGs to be reached Relative to performance in comparator countries (Problem of Choice)

  4. MDGs: Comparative Picture of Bangladesh [1] Based on higher national poverty line which is higher than $1 a day [2] Marks considerable improvement over 1990 figure of 67.0 [3]Based on $ 1 a day

  5. MDGs: Comparative Picture of Bangladesh

  6. MDGs: Comparative Picture of Bangladesh [4] Data for 2000

  7. Section III: International cooperation for development (MDG 8)  Duty free/quota free access: Doha meeting, 2001, Hong Kong, Doha round failure (?)  Aid going to trade-related technical assistance fell from 4.4% to 3.5% between 2001 and 2005  Level and effectiveness of ODA  MDGs Call to Action

  8. Section IV: Prospects and Challenges for Bangladesh  Prospects  Mainstreaming MDG’s (PRSPs, MTBF, Perspective planning) MIC status by 2020  Economic structure diversified  Growth accelerating  Robust external sector driven by exports and remittances Extensive social protection network : Stipend programmes, public health services etc.

  9. Challenges  Faster and more diversified industrialisation  Improving agricultural productivity- food security  Improving economic governance  Continued macro economic stability  Skill shortages  Export competitiveness and diversification  Improved regulatory environment  Climate Change

  10. Thank you

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