Growth has been the constant in the journey of the Bangladesh economy over the last two decades. Starting from 2004, excluding the outlier year of 2020 when the world economy was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has maintained a growth rate of over five percent or more.
Analysts urged governments to take measures to restore macroeconomic stability
Corruption was the leading problematic cause for businesses in 2023, with energy crisis posing the highest risk over next two years
The economy is losing momentum. Inflation remains stubborn. Bangladesh is facing deterioration in external buffers, with official reserves falling to $20.18 billion as of January 10, less than half their historic peak in 2021. The currency shock is lingering.
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
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
The economy needs firm handling to ensure the situation doesn't turn into a crisis.
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
Primary schools are the foundation for a child’s education.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the parliament today ruled out the possibility of a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis in Bangladesh, stating that the country’s economy is “very strong”.
Bangladesh's strong economic growth will not just continue, but accelerate, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserve has crossed a record $ 28 billion standing on a rise in export and incoming remittances from abroad.
Recently, in Davos at the World Economic Forum, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan sent a strong message to the Indian businessmen who default thousands of crores of bank money...
Dr Mahabub Hossain dedicated his life to understand and explain the dynamics of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh.