Moving Forward : Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh’s Success

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: LOGISTICS;    FREIGHT DEMAND;    ROADS;    RAILWAYS;    INLAND WATERWAY;   

RP-ID  :  AUS0000665

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Bangladesh has been successful on manycounts. The economy grew six percent a year between 2000 and2017, and the poverty rate fell by more than half. Allsectors experienced growth, but the contribution ofagriculture to gross domestic product (GDP) declined, asBangladesh became an important player in the textile andready-made garments global value chain, which accounts formore than half of manufacturing employment and eighty-fourpercent of all exports in the country. The sustainability ofthis growth model is now being challenged, as Bangladesh’scompetitiveness based on low wages is eroding. Rising wagedemands from workers, intensifying global price competition,and inefficient logistics are putting significant costpressure on Bangladeshi producers. This report presents acomprehensive assessment of logistics performance, its rootcauses, and the economic implications of potentialinterventions. Based on the analysis, the report proposespolicy directions to improve logistics performance