Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
2d ago
A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies
The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.
4d ago
Stocks lose lustre as investment tool
Since the floor price removal, the stocks have been bleeding owing to massive sell-offs by local and foreign investors as the economic uncertainty persists
6d ago
Higher debt to put strain on Bangladesh as revenue remains low
In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.
1w ago
Social safety net to get wider and better
A top official of the ministry said the government would increase the number of beneficiaries in two major schemes – the old age allowance and the allowance for widows, deserted, or destitute women.
2w ago
StanChart saw record Tk 2,335cr profit in 2023
The British multinational bank logged profits of Tk 2,335 crore in 2023, up from Tk 1,655 crore in 2022, according to its financial reports.
3w ago
Can merger be panacea for banking sector’s ills?
The merger guideline for banks and financial institutions is being hailed as a major step towards fixing the problem in the financial sector, which has been weighed down by massive default loans and weak corporate governance.
3w ago
Dollar crunch dampens multinationals’ mood for eye-popping dividends
Last year, MNCs paid Tk 5,060 crore as dividends, representing 72 percent of the total earnings while in 2022, they gave out Tk 6,346 crore in dividends, which accounted for 95 percent of the profits.
1m ago
April 30, 2024
Will BSEC ever learn from its missteps?
Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.
April 28, 2024
A third of budget spent on interest payments, subsidies
The government spent Tk 246,583 crore in July-January of 2023-24 out of the total budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the entire fiscal year, figures from the finance ministry showed. The outlay under interest payments and subsidies was Tk 88,226 crore, which was 36 percent of the allocation.
April 26, 2024
Stocks lose lustre as investment tool
Since the floor price removal, the stocks have been bleeding owing to massive sell-offs by local and foreign investors as the economic uncertainty persists
April 21, 2024
Higher debt to put strain on Bangladesh as revenue remains low
In the last decade, the debt-to-GDP ratio rose by 13 percentage points. The IMF forecasts that the ratio will reach 43.5 percent in 2028-29.
April 18, 2024
Social safety net to get wider and better
A top official of the ministry said the government would increase the number of beneficiaries in two major schemes – the old age allowance and the allowance for widows, deserted, or destitute women.
April 8, 2024
StanChart saw record Tk 2,335cr profit in 2023
The British multinational bank logged profits of Tk 2,335 crore in 2023, up from Tk 1,655 crore in 2022, according to its financial reports.
April 7, 2024
Can merger be panacea for banking sector’s ills?
The merger guideline for banks and financial institutions is being hailed as a major step towards fixing the problem in the financial sector, which has been weighed down by massive default loans and weak corporate governance.
March 29, 2024
Dollar crunch dampens multinationals’ mood for eye-popping dividends
Last year, MNCs paid Tk 5,060 crore as dividends, representing 72 percent of the total earnings while in 2022, they gave out Tk 6,346 crore in dividends, which accounted for 95 percent of the profits.
March 28, 2024
Stocks sink to lowest level in 3 years as investors sell and go away
Bangladesh’s stock market has been going through a bear run for the last two months despite petering out of election-linked uncertainty, signaling that the worries about the macroeconomic challenges are far from over.
March 24, 2024
Bangladesh: A rainmaker for Bata
Bangladesh is already one of the top 10 markets for Bata Shoe but its Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Kataria thinks the country offers further growth opportunities for the multinational company.
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