March 8, 2021
Activities back, incomes not
We are going through an unprecedented time, which is economically troublesome.
December 30, 2020
Expectations From 2021: Vaccination, education and sustained economic recovery
The new year always carries the legacy of the year gone by. Expectations for the new year are naturally conditioned by these legacies. This is true every year. But 2021 is starting from an...
June 4, 2020
Next budget would be an immense balancing act
Next fiscal is likely to be one of the most challenging years from a fiscal management perspective, among others.
May 22, 2020
The economics of social distancing
Social distancing has proven to be an effective weapon for dampening the spread of coronavirus.
May 15, 2020
Next fiscal year’s budget priorities must be aligned with the needs of the pandemic-hit economy
The coronavirus-infected economy requires dealing with the disease burden and the economic devastation caused by measures to contain the virus.
May 10, 2020
Our sudden and decentralised restart is hard to fathom
Bangladesh’s restart is happening, whether science supports it or not.
April 27, 2020
Technology is a useful servant. Let’s harness it for social protection, social distancing and community testing.
The government is hard-pressed in responding to the raging coronavirus pandemic with every resource, instrument, policy and strategy it can get its hands on.
April 21, 2020
Cash transfer is the assistance the poor need right now
Early data on the poverty impact of the coronavirus-induced coma of the economy, as Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman characterises it, is rather alarming.
April 17, 2020
We paused the economy to save lives. But how do we press play again?
The historical novelty of the coronavirus shock has unravelled as the lockdown continues. Bangladesh’s economic expansion is projected to face a drastic brake.
April 12, 2020
Making the bell toll for the poor and the vulnerable
Are we doing enough to support households dependent on labour income from the formal and informal sectors in this time of distress?