Bangladesh GDP growth

GDP growth slows to 13-year low, excluding pandemic period

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product grew 5.78 percent in the last financial year, one of the slowest paces of expansion in 13 years, as consumption nosedived, according to the final figures published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Govt likely to retreat from its quest for higher growth

government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June

GDP growth stands at 5.78% in Q4 of FY23

Bangladesh’s economy slowed in fiscal 2022-23 although growth bounced back to 5.78 percent by the end of the year’s fourth quarter, government data shows.

S&P lowers Bangladesh's rating outlook to negative on liquidity risks

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered Bangladesh's long-term rating outlook to negative from stable, citing risks the country's external liquidity position could deteriorate in the next year while foreign exchange reserves remain under pressure

The budget does not inspire confidence

The recent downgrade by Moody's of the credit ratings of Bangladesh’s economy and some private banks is not the only indicator that confidence is declining.

Meeting deficit financing: Govt borrowing from banks may go thru the roof

The government’s target for borrowing from the banking system in the next fiscal year is set to surpass the Tk 1 lakh crore mark for the second consecutive year amid the twin difficulties of raging inflation and shrinking foreign reserves.

Major targets of current budget still unmet

The government is far away from achieving the major targets set for the current fiscal year when the national budget was unveiled in June last year, owing to its failures to assess the global scenario before fixing the goals, experts said.    

Industrial slump leads to GDP growth slide

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product is estimated to have grown at a slower pace in the current financial year with the biggest blow stemming from the industrial sector, official figures showed.

GDP growth slows to 6.03% in FY23

The economy is estimated to have expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in 2022-23, said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) yesterday, a figure that analysts describe as good in view of elevated inflation, slowing exports and remittances and the ongoing pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

GDP growth slows to 13-year low, excluding pandemic period

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product grew 5.78 percent in the last financial year, one of the slowest paces of expansion in 13 years, as consumption nosedived, according to the final figures published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

Govt likely to retreat from its quest for higher growth

government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June

November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023

GDP growth stands at 5.78% in Q4 of FY23

Bangladesh’s economy slowed in fiscal 2022-23 although growth bounced back to 5.78 percent by the end of the year’s fourth quarter, government data shows.

July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023

S&P lowers Bangladesh's rating outlook to negative on liquidity risks

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered Bangladesh's long-term rating outlook to negative from stable, citing risks the country's external liquidity position could deteriorate in the next year while foreign exchange reserves remain under pressure

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

The budget does not inspire confidence

The recent downgrade by Moody's of the credit ratings of Bangladesh’s economy and some private banks is not the only indicator that confidence is declining.

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Meeting deficit financing: Govt borrowing from banks may go thru the roof

The government’s target for borrowing from the banking system in the next fiscal year is set to surpass the Tk 1 lakh crore mark for the second consecutive year amid the twin difficulties of raging inflation and shrinking foreign reserves.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Major targets of current budget still unmet

The government is far away from achieving the major targets set for the current fiscal year when the national budget was unveiled in June last year, owing to its failures to assess the global scenario before fixing the goals, experts said.    

May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023

Industrial slump leads to GDP growth slide

Bangladesh’s gross domestic product is estimated to have grown at a slower pace in the current financial year with the biggest blow stemming from the industrial sector, official figures showed.

May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

GDP growth slows to 6.03% in FY23

The economy is estimated to have expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in 2022-23, said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) yesterday, a figure that analysts describe as good in view of elevated inflation, slowing exports and remittances and the ongoing pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.

April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023

The UN got it wrong. We’re not just sad, we’re happily so

We toy with the idea of change, but seek accommodation with the status quo.

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