BRI to help Bangladesh's real GDP growth by at least 2.1 pct: report

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BRI to help Bangladesh's real GDP growth by at least 2.1 pct: report

STORY: BRI to help Bangladesh's real GDP growth by at least 2.1 pct: report DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Report Launch STORYLINE: A recent report estimated that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will help Bangladesh's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth by at least 2.1 percent, generate an additional 2.5 percent to 5.1 percent of employment, and decrease extreme poverty by 1.3 percent. The report, titled "The Belt and Road in Bangladesh Achievements and Way Forward," was published here on Thursday by the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh. It said that the BRI activities in Bangladesh primarily encompass three areas: infrastructure development, energy and power collaboration, and social and cultural exchange. Taking the examples of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, and the Expansion and Strengthening of Power System Network, the report said est

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