project paper

Conceptual framework for linkages and partnerships in BIMSTEC

by Devesh Roy,

Mamata Pradhan,

Ruchira Boss and

Shahidur Rashid

ifpri project note | 2022 | Pages: 7

DOI : https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135882

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

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Roy, Devesh; Pradhan, Mamata; Boss, Ruchira; and Rashid, Shahidur. 2022. Conceptual framework for linkages and partnerships in BIMSTEC. IFPRI Project Note March 2022. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135882

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization which came into being in 1997. It comprises seven member states: five from South Asia, namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, Myanmar and Thailand. BIMSTEC region is home to around 1.5 billion people, that is, nearly 22 percent of the global population with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US$2.7 trillion.

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South Asia Region (SAR)

Conceptual framework for linkages and partnerships in BIMSTEC

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