May 2007

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Editorial
Feature

Trade Liberalization, Growth and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Bangladesh
Sadiq Ahmed
Zaidi Sattar

Forecasting economic growth
Mohamad Taslim

Pre-budget thoughts
Syed Abdus Samad

Budget 2007-08: Who has the last word on taxation?
Abu Hena

Projects of Mass Destruction: ADB and the case of the Phulbari coal project
Professor Anu Muhammad

How the OIC can help development
Ahmed A Azad


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