Inflation 2022
Is civilisation in decline, clashing or rejuvenating?
Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
Post-Covid challenges for our labour market
Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.
Is civilisation in decline, clashing or rejuvenating?
Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
Bangladesh Bank policies have begun to work
Bangladesh, which has been going through financial difficulties for several months now, can finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel.
Credit growth keeps rising
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh rose further in July despite a contractionary monetary policy adopted by the Bangladesh Bank for the current fiscal year to tame higher inflation.
How can we maintain imports while reducing pressure on our forex reserve?
Would it be possible to import fuel from Russia?
Recession with job cuts, shocks in emerging markets: Top finance chiefs
The message from the world's top finance chiefs is loud and clear: rampant inflation is here to stay and taming it will take an extraordinary effort, most likely a recession with job losses and shockwaves through emerging markets.
Good planning requires accurate data
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
Paying same, taking home less
That high inflationary pressure has been taking a toll on people over the last couple of months is apparently evident in supermarkets, where the same amount of money is being spent albeit for the purchase of a lower number and volume of goods.
Mobile makers in trouble as sales plummet
The nascent mobile phone manufacturing industry in Bangladesh has been hit hard by the higher inflation, unprecedented dollar price hike, and increased value-added tax as their sales have plummeted amid belt-tightening by consumers.
The time for superficial solutions to price hikes is over
At the current rate, some people may soon be unable to afford food