monetary policy
Contain inflation, be business-friendly
The upcoming budget should target containing inflationary pressure to provide much-needed relief to consumers and be business-friendly to help the business community overcome the crisis stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, said a number of businessmen and economists yesterday.
What Bangladesh's new budget should offer to common people
The upcoming budget poses significant challenges – arguably the most challenging in recent times – for economic policymaking in Bangladesh.
Forex volatility costs large firms Tk 65,000cr
Bangladesh’s conglomerates have lost Tk 65,000 crore over the past one year because of the fluctuation of the value of the taka against the US dollar as loans have become costlier due to the volatile global economy, said a noted economist yesterday.
After energy, LC opening crisis now cripples businesses
At the beginning of 2022, businesses were upbeat and many of them thought that the worst stemming from the losses induced by the coronavirus pandemic was finally over. That was short-lived.
Decision on the IMF loan January 30
Bangladesh’s $4.5 billion loan programme with the International Monetary Fund is expected to get the final approval on January 30, said the lender’s visiting top official yesterday.
Feeble monetary policy against challenges
Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a wishy-washy monetary policy for the next six months that will prove to be ineffective in tackling the headwinds passing through the economy.
Credit growth target upped for January-June
The Bangladesh Bank today raised its domestic credit growth target by 30 basis points to 18.5 per cent for the second half of 2022-23 in order to allow higher government expenditures.
BB to pursue “accommodative policy stance” in January-June
Bangladesh Bank today said it would pursue a cautiously accommodative policy stance in the second half of the current fiscal year to contain inflationary and exchange rate pressures.
Bangladesh Bank relaxes lending rate cap for consumer loans
Bangladesh Bank today relaxed the lending rate cap for consumer loans, allowing banks to hike it up to 3 percentage points from the current level.
Contain inflation, be business-friendly
The upcoming budget should target containing inflationary pressure to provide much-needed relief to consumers and be business-friendly to help the business community overcome the crisis stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war, said a number of businessmen and economists yesterday.
What Bangladesh's new budget should offer to common people
The upcoming budget poses significant challenges – arguably the most challenging in recent times – for economic policymaking in Bangladesh.
Forex volatility costs large firms Tk 65,000cr
Bangladesh’s conglomerates have lost Tk 65,000 crore over the past one year because of the fluctuation of the value of the taka against the US dollar as loans have become costlier due to the volatile global economy, said a noted economist yesterday.
After energy, LC opening crisis now cripples businesses
At the beginning of 2022, businesses were upbeat and many of them thought that the worst stemming from the losses induced by the coronavirus pandemic was finally over. That was short-lived.
Decision on the IMF loan January 30
Bangladesh’s $4.5 billion loan programme with the International Monetary Fund is expected to get the final approval on January 30, said the lender’s visiting top official yesterday.
Feeble monetary policy against challenges
Bangladesh Bank yesterday unveiled a wishy-washy monetary policy for the next six months that will prove to be ineffective in tackling the headwinds passing through the economy.
Credit growth target upped for January-June
The Bangladesh Bank today raised its domestic credit growth target by 30 basis points to 18.5 per cent for the second half of 2022-23 in order to allow higher government expenditures.
BB to pursue “accommodative policy stance” in January-June
Bangladesh Bank today said it would pursue a cautiously accommodative policy stance in the second half of the current fiscal year to contain inflationary and exchange rate pressures.
Bangladesh Bank relaxes lending rate cap for consumer loans
Bangladesh Bank today relaxed the lending rate cap for consumer loans, allowing banks to hike it up to 3 percentage points from the current level.
Bangladesh Bank hikes policy rate by 25 basis points
Bangladesh Bank has raised its policy rates by 25 basis points as it unveiled the monetary policy for the second half of the ongoing fiscal year.
