This paper is an attempt to examine the empirical evidence of International Fisher Effect (IFE) between Bangladesh and its two other major trading partners, China and India. The IFE uses interest rate differentials to explain why exchange rates change over time. A time series approach is...

The role of entrepreneurship development has received intense attention for a long time because of its multidimensional contribution to socioeconomic development. Microentrepreneurship, especially, is considered as a bridge for economic and social development both in micro and macro level for...

This study by Md. Mahmudul Alam and Professor Rafiqul Islam Molla on microfinance comes at the right time when the microfinance movement has come under attack from various quarters. There are exaggerated claims and counter-claims about microfinance's impact on poverty alleviation – one side...

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The microfinance movement that began as a programme of actionresearch in a small village by Professor Muhammad in 1976 has quickly become a global phenomenon, attracting more than 100 million borrowers world-wide. The movement has been hailed as an innovative tool for poverty eradication

Micro-entrepreneurial activities play a pivotal role in rural economic development in the third world countries. As a result, in Bangladesh poverty alleviation through rural centric micro-entrepreneurship development has been focused for more than thirty five years. Over 600 registered and...

The factors affecting climate are changing all over the world. This phenomenon has multidimensional impacts on human livelihoods. Different groups of people are affected in different ways. Among all sectors, agriculture is highly dependent on climate variables. As a consequence, the...

This study attempts to assess the present level of innovation status among Malaysian Government-Linked Companies (GLCs). A set of questionnaire was distributed among 134 managers and executives from these GLCs to collect the primary data for this study. The perspectives of executives were...

Changes in climatic factors have different impacts on different social groups. But the farmers are considered to be the most vulnerable group because of their direct and indirect dependency on climatic factors. This study aims to understand the nature of socioeconomic impacts of climatic changes...

This study assesses the status of the current level of market orientation among the Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia. This study collected primary data based on a set of questionnaire survey among 134 executives and managers of GLCs in Malaysia.The data were collected based on...