Bangladesh economic challenges

Industries created more jobs amid slowdown. Economists find it puzzling

However, the findings raised questions among economists, who were puzzled by the growth at a time when the economy had been facing a slowdown due to high inflation, a downtrend in export growth, and falling imports.

Economy facing a 3-pronged challenge

Persistent high inflation, high debt burden and slow economic growth are the three challenges facing the economy, noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya said yesterday.

Bangladesh economy faces three risks: CPD

Persistent inflation, a snowballing debt burden and slow economic growth are the three challenges to Bangladesh, according to Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Opinion / How do we protect the worst victims of inflation?

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.

Trade deal with Japan will boost Bangladesh's post-LDC success

For the first time, there will be an Economic Partnership Agreement with a country with a major economy.

Will the economy be out of the woods in 2024?

Bangladesh’s economy has been passing through a challenging time for the past two years amidst growing pressure on foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the taka and an elevated level of inflation

Time to set realistic dollar exchange rates

Central bank should read the market, revise rules accordingly to ensure stability

Don't muck up youth skills training

Madaripur case shows how haphazardly these programmes are being run

Can we be optimistic about Bangladesh?

Of course. Despite challenges around, we have many reasons to be optimistic about Bangladesh.

July 24, 2022
July 24, 2022

Recognising a crisis and responding to it effectively

Soaring oil and commodity prices have hit Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves significantly.

July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022

Challenges to Bangladesh’s macroeconomic development

Despite significant progress, the country ranks 168th in the Ease of Doing Business Index out of 190 countries.

June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022

Bangladesh Budget 2022-23 for dummies

As an average millennial, what does the budget really mean to you? Terms, technicalities and jargon from the 343 chapters of the proposed budget are enough to send an average desk jockey into a tortuous-fuelled death spiral of confusion. This is why most reluctant millennials with no savings, or the capability to afford to own a home, remain unfazed by such fiscal highlights of the year. Unless, it disrupts the few pleasures they have in life.

June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022

FY 2022-23 budget to be cautiously larger

The government is preparing the budget in a cautious way, refraining from increasing expenditure by too much of an extent, keeping in mind the ongoing global economic crisis stemming from the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, State Minister for Planning Shamsul Alam said.

June 6, 2022
June 6, 2022

Issues that should be in focus in budget 2022-23

The finance minister of Bangladesh is scheduled to place the national budget for 2022-23 fiscal year at parliament on June 9.

June 3, 2022
June 3, 2022

Economic challenges that budget 2022-23 must address

The current global political, economic and trade situations are not favourable for a developing country like Bangladesh.

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