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Big dream, grim reality
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has really dreamt of a big budget in every respect -- from expenditure to revenue generation. And he no longer wants to live in the 6 percent GDP class to push beyond 7...
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan could lose 10-18% GDP output due to climate change
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka’s exposure to wildfires, floods, major storms and also water shortages mean South Asia has 10-18% of GDP at risk – roughly triple that of North America and...
Big dream, grim reality
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has really dreamt of a big budget in every respect -- from expenditure to revenue generation. And he no longer wants to live in the 6 percent GDP class to push beyond 7...
Budget to get 30pc bigger
The size of the upcoming budget may go up by 30 percent from the current fiscal year's revised outlay as the government seeks to fast-track the giant projects and complete one or two in its...
ESCAP projects 6.8% growth for 2016
In contrary to the government’s growth expectation of beyond 7 percent for 2016, a United Nations body has said it would not exceed 6.8 percent.
Per capita income rises to $1466
The per capita income in Bangladesh will increase by 11.39 percent to $1,466 this fiscal year, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of
7pc growth first time in 9 years
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth would exceed the 7 percent mark in the current fiscal year, according to provisional
France's fragile economy under siege after Paris attacks
France's fragile economic recovery is under threat after the Paris attacks, economists say, with tourism and consumer spending likely to come under siege.
WB estimates 6.5% GDP growth in FY 2015-16
The World Bank projects the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in FY16 at 6.5 percent.
WB lauds Bangladesh’s women empowerment
World Bank chief hails empowerment of women in Bangladesh, recognising the country as a model in women’s progress in the world. Women participation in the country's workforce has the...
Japan's growth revised sharply higher
Growth in the Japanese economy in the first quarter revised sharply higher, official government data shows.