Controlling inflation should be a top priority for the interim government.
The Spring Meetings indicate that the IMF and World Bank are at a crossroads.
From the perspective of attracting FDI, the gas price hike poses a significant challenge.
Bangladesh faced a crippling 37 percent tariff on its exports to the US.
The root cause of gender-based violence lies in deeply entrenched power imbalances between men and women.
Merely converting colleges that lack high education quality into universities will not resolve issues in the education sector.
The imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump is a departure from traditional free trade principles promoted by the World Trade Organization.
Bangladesh must design and implement robust policy measures to encourage increased trade and investment.
The FY 2024-25 budget falls short of assessing the depth of the economically challenging time.
Mergers cannot be based on the arbitrary decisions of authorities. This amounts to an imposition of the liability of poor banks on well performing banks.
Due to lack of coordinated and coherent measures, inflation continues to rise, notwithstanding the abolition of the interest rate cap since July 2023.
The upcoming budget should adopt a balanced approach to address economic slowdown and inflationary pressure.
The reason for continued high consumer prices in the country despite prices dropping in the international market is a combination of policy and institutional failure.
The mounting debt servicing obligations also threaten to exacerbate the strain on the country’s low foreign exchange reserves.
It is especially important now as Bangladesh is set to graduate from its LDC status and become a developing country by 2026.
In light of the upcoming LDC graduation, exporters need to proactively prepare for changes.
The findings of the WEF’s latest Global Risks Report are quite relevant to Bangladesh
The year 2023 was indeed one of the most difficult ones in the recent history of Bangladesh in terms of economic performance.
