Ahsan H Mansur

Dr Ahsan H Mansur is executive director at the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of Bangladesh.

FY2025 budget can be our chance to stabilise economy

The upcoming budget is crucial for shaping the strategic direction that the government will craft to trigger a sustainable recovery.

6m ago

Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work

Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.

8m ago

Financial sector reforms necessary to get rid of default loans

Even though the amount of our default loans is over Tk 130,000 crore, according to the government accounts, IMF suggests it is almost over Tk 300,000 crore.

1y ago

Monetary policy dilemma of Bangladesh Bank

As the covid-19 pandemic unfolded, central banks across the globe responded with a dramatic easing of monetary policy to provide liquidity support for the faltering economic activities.

3y ago

Monetary policy meets the test of time

As expected, the Bangladesh Bank has announced an expansionary monetary policy.

4y ago

Some thoughts on Bangladesh Bank’s next monetary policy statement

The next monetary policy statement (MPS) of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) will be announced at a time when the economy is in a deep recession, unemployment is high, millions of people and households have become poor overnight, and the infection level is still on the rise.

4y ago

Remembering Dr Wahidul Huq -- an untold story

When I was a student and a lecturer at Dhaka University in the 1970s, we used to talk a lot about Dr Wahidul Huq.

4y ago

Perhaps a rolling budget can give more leeway to fight pandemic

Making the budget for next fiscal year in this time of pandemic will most likely be the most challenging task shouldered by a finance minister yet.

4y ago
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020

Tiding the Bangladesh economy over in the time of coronavirus

It was clear on Friday that the Western Europe was grinding to a halt because of coronavirus.

February 16, 2020
February 16, 2020

‘We’re at the bottom of the industrialisation ladder’

Since the 1990s, Bangladesh has done well in terms of increasing growth. It is apparent that the modest growth that we had during the seventies and eighties has been overtaken by recent growth, especially during the last few decades. Even though the growth is sustainable, it cannot be taken for granted.

February 18, 2018
February 18, 2018

Emerging macroeconomic imbalances and roles of BB

Bangladesh Bank issued its new six-monthly monetary policy statement at a time when the economy is at a crossroad due to the

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