More than 20 million Bangladeshis escaped poverty between 1991 and 2010 thanks to steady high growth and rising exports. Yet, Bangladesh now needs to diversify its economy to create more and better jobs for its growing labor force. One way to achieve #ProsperBangladesh is to attract high quality foreign investment, World Bank Lead Economist Sanjay Kathuria argues. http://wrld.bg/5Mff307Lgvm
How will Bangladesh reach higher levels of prosperity?
Bangladesh has now joined the ranks of a lower middle-income country. But the next phase of growth and poverty reduction is harder.