High transaction costs associated with mobile banking and insufficient knowledge regarding Mobile Financial and Banking Services are discouraging most readymade garment (RMG) workers from receiving their payments digitally, a survey has found.

A proper assessment of the challenges posed by the pandemic is crucial through data collection and research. Without regular data collection and surveys, informed policymaking will not be possible.

Around 72 percent of the firms surveyed are yet to receive any stimulus package, according to a survey of South Asian Network of Economic Modeling (SANEM).