Strategic Analysis of Bangladesh: A review with economic perspective of SAARC Nations
Demographic profilePopulation
Total Area
Growth Rate
Life Expectancy
Fertility rate
GDP per capita
GDP Growth Rate
HDI (2013)
Currency ImportExport
154.7 million(2012)
147,570 km^2
1.59%
70.36 years
2.6 children born/woman
US $1,044
6.5%
0.515
Taka
$29.27 billion (2013)$30.25 billion (2013)
SAARC Perspectives
• Formally established on 8th Dec 1985
• Headquarter – Kathmandu, Nepal
• Present Secretary General – Ahmed Saleem ( Maldives)
• 8 member countries
• Dedicated to economic, technological, social, and cultural development emphasizing collective self-reliance
Bangladesh Involvement with SAARC
• The idea of South Asian regional cooperation was first suggested by Bangladesh on 197
• Emphasis on promoting peace and cooperation
Trade Relation
PEST Analysis: Bangladesh
Political Factors:
• Challenge to create a real participatory democracy
• Issues of good governance and corruption
• Political instability• Centralized local government • Environmental degradation
Economic factors:
• Inflation rate• Pursue foreign investment
actively• Reduction in poverty• Foreign trade regulations and
attitude towards foreign companies
• Economic growth rate
Social factors:
• Social changes • Demographic trend and
consumer expenditure
Technological factors
• Technological advancements• Heavy reliance on imported
technologies• A National Science and
Technology policy adopted by the Government
Key success factor
Foreign direct investment
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Bangladesh: SWOT
• Geographic location.• Fisheries and agricultural
production• Manufacturer of garments• Massive growth in tourism industry• Poverty reduction
• Low literacy rate.• Slow development in economy• Poor infrastructure• High level of corruption • Rapid population growth
• Diversifying its export.• The labor market can be improved.• From its export revenue, FDI can
be improved• Ability to improve its education.
• Political instability• Limited CSR, hampering the
domestic economy• Limited export commodities
StrengthWeakness
Opportunities Threats
Strategic Grouping
Bhutan
SriLanka
Maldives
Pakistan
HIGH
LOW
HIGH LOW
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India
GDP per capita
Bangladesh
Nepal
Afghanistan
Problems Faced by Bangladesh
1. Poverty and over population
2. Environmental Issues
3. Rapidly growing labor force that cannot be absorbed by agriculture
4. Insufficient power supply
5. Government issues
Reference
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?order=wbapi_data_value_2012+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=desc
http://books.google.com.np/books?id=KRxsrCVH_mUC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=industrial+development+of+saarc+countries&source=bl&ots=bb7zFXW7oq&sig=DiNEt5QwUiH0AJPfZf1P7mdBGWY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DBFtUuePKYizrgfl_YGgDA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=industrial%20development%20of%20saarc%20countries&f=falsewww.saarcchamber.com
http://www.gtu.ac.in/ABP/GCSR%20PDF%202013/727%20Bangladesh%208-.pdf
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