Sharjil Haque

The writer is a macroeconomic analyst based in Washington D.C.

Banking sector reform can no longer be delayed

To better understand corporate default risks, generate more data and produce greater information

The free fall of Silicon Valley Bank

What happened to the 40-year-old bank that was so highly regarded among all stakeholders in America’s tech sector?

How can Bangladesh avoid a middle-income trap?

Regulators must be willing to adopt a vision for Bangladesh that is more technology and productivity based.

The stock market-real economy ‘disconnect’

The biggest factor behind the disconnect is that the largest companies with stable profitability refuse to come to the market.

Could covenants save our banks from defaulted loans?

As of September 2022, NPLs have soared over Tk 134,000 crores.

Creating a modern and diverse capital market in Bangladesh

In most market economies around the world, companies can typically choose between many financial assets to raise money for growth and capital expenditure.

Choking global stock markets: The Coronavirus effect

Investors had begun 2020 in an optimistic frame of mind. After all, last year was one of the best for global stocks since the financial crisis.

The need to transform the capital market

In most market economies around the world, investors can typically choose between many financial assets to put their money in. The demand for different financial products arises from an elemental property of risky assets: uncertainty in payoffs.

September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023

Banking sector reform can no longer be delayed

To better understand corporate default risks, generate more data and produce greater information

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

The free fall of Silicon Valley Bank

What happened to the 40-year-old bank that was so highly regarded among all stakeholders in America’s tech sector?

March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023

How can Bangladesh avoid a middle-income trap?

Regulators must be willing to adopt a vision for Bangladesh that is more technology and productivity based.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

The stock market-real economy ‘disconnect’

The biggest factor behind the disconnect is that the largest companies with stable profitability refuse to come to the market.

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

Could covenants save our banks from defaulted loans?

As of September 2022, NPLs have soared over Tk 134,000 crores.

February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021

Creating a modern and diverse capital market in Bangladesh

In most market economies around the world, companies can typically choose between many financial assets to raise money for growth and capital expenditure.

March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020

Choking global stock markets: The Coronavirus effect

Investors had begun 2020 in an optimistic frame of mind. After all, last year was one of the best for global stocks since the financial crisis.

February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019

The need to transform the capital market

In most market economies around the world, investors can typically choose between many financial assets to put their money in. The demand for different financial products arises from an elemental property of risky assets: uncertainty in payoffs.

December 28, 2018
December 28, 2018

No winds of change

Riding on the long bull-run of 2017, investors in Bangladesh's stock exchange may have thought that perhaps the year 2018 will not be too bad either. After all if past record is any guide, election years typically mean more money being pumped into the market.

December 22, 2018
December 22, 2018

Economic challenges in 2019

The curtains are falling on the year 2018 and for our economy it was yet again a roller coaster ride of achievements and disappointments. Challenges remain but if our economy's long history of unfaltering resilience is any guide, sooner or later we are going to overcome them.

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