According to the latest report revealed by World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Inclusive Development Index (IDI), Bangladesh has been ranked 34th in World Economic Forum’s Inclusive Development Index's list of emerging economies, way ahead of South Asian competitors India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Categorized as a Low-Income country, Bangladesh beats Pakistan and India which are at the 52nd and 62th position.
Other countries of the region such as China ranked 26th and Nepal 22th position.
World Economic Forum’s ‘Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2018’, released on Friday.
India was ranked 62, while Pakistan placed at 52 and Sri Lanka at 40.
The 2018 index, that measures progress of 103 economies on three individual pillars growth and development; inclusion; and inter-generational equity has been divided into two parts. The first part covers 29 advanced economies and the second 74 emerging economies.
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