Leather Industry in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges

Wahiduzzaman Khan
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Wahiduzzaman Khan: Assistant Professor, School of Business, Asian University of Bangladesh, BANGLADESH

American Journal of Trade and Policy, 2014, vol. 1, issue 3, 119-126

Abstract: Leather is a unique commodity that links grassroots villages with high societies and traditional practices with emerging technologies. For many developing countries, leather and leather manufacturers constitute an indispensable and dependable source for export trade and foreign exchange earnings. For Bangladesh, leather is a high-priority industrial sector, and footwear exports are an extreme focus. Bangladesh just a few decades since Independence, made significant gains from the leather trade, progressing from the status of an exporter of 90% plus raw hides and skins to that of an exporter and predominantly leather product manufacturer. However, there is little systematic research into this sector. This study tries to address the research gap by understanding the current status, problems, and prospects of the leather industry in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Leather Industry; Problems and prospects; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L67 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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