Sustaining RMG Export Growth after MFA Phaseout: An Analysis of Relevant Issues with Reference to Tr

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Sustaining RMG Export Growth after MFA
Phase-outAn Analysis of Relevant Issues with
Reference to Trade and human Development in
Bangladesh
May 2005
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Content of the Report

• Exports of Readymade Garment and Bangladeshs
  Economy
• Implications of MFA Phase-out for Bangladesh
  Findings from Empirical Studies
• International Competitiveness of Bangladeshs
  Garment Exports
• Trends in the EU and US Markets
• Potential Effects of Duty-free Access to the US
  Market
• How the US Discriminatory Tariff Preference Hurts
  Bangladesh An Empirical Investigation of Price
  Effects of Mexicos Duty-free Access
• Factors Affecting Export Prospect in the Post-MFA
  Period
• RMG Exports and the Trade-Human Development Nexus

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Report on Identification ofEmployment
OrientedExport Sectors in Bangladesh

• May 2005

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Content of the Report

• Agro-processing
• Generic Spare Parts/Light Engineering
• Herbal Medicine and Medicinal Plants
• Home Textiles
• Jute Diversified Products
• Human Resource Export
• Specialised crafts including Handmade Paper and
  Leaf Baskets