The renaissance of Bangladesh Bank and some expectations
We hope that the BB governor will continue the momentum and spirit to bring order and promote the economy.
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Can the new leadership save the economy?
Never has this country seen such a scholarly leadership team for economic policymaking in its history
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A philosophically incorrect, structurally frail budget
When commitments don’t match with actions, the budget becomes methodologically disturbing too.
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A former governor’s unpleasant truths about the banking sector
Economists are always noted for telling unpleasant truths because they go by numbers, research, theory, and judgement. Rarely do politicians—who can manufacture arguments to suit their purpose—endorse economists who are objective. Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Mohammad Farashuddin has unvei
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The concept of a public institution eludes our central bank
BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.
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EXIM-Padma Bank 'merger': Turning rotten apples into fresh oranges?
Bangladesh Bank deserves credit for forging the deal of signing the MoU between EXIM Bank and Padma Bank on March 18.
7m ago
Why do people stash dollars under pillows?
It's because of the inflation-led pressures on Bangladesh’s taka and the central bank's undervaluation of the US dollar.
8m ago
The farce of expressing PCI in taka
This is nothing more than a poor trick that will eventually produce no real gain.
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January 3, 2024
Why our balance of payments won’t balance out post-election
With the facade of the elections at its height, prevailing financial issues seem to have faded into the background.
December 18, 2023
Politicians’ wealth surge and why nations fail
The unbridled rise of moral hazards that engulf a nation and force it onto the path which leads to all areas becoming massively politicised, resulting in the youth being eager to become politicians for the wrong reasons.
December 14, 2023
Little to achieve if Bangladesh Bank isn’t sincere
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will require a certain amount of foreign currency reserves to ensure the next installments in the future.
November 28, 2023
Our rising foreign debt and financial worries
The growth of debt exceeding the growth of GDP is a clear sign of vulnerability, the consequences of which are already present.
September 19, 2023
Correcting the dollar’s price is the only medicine we need
A single, sensible policy can make a motley of weird prescriptions totally redundant.
September 4, 2023
A faulty tax policy equals a dehydrated housing sector
Under the Income Tax Act, 2023, the 'gain' tax on plots, flats and commercial establishments has doubled and redoubled.
August 21, 2023
Rising risky loans and the talent of making excuses
The actual share of NPLs in total loans would have crossed 20 percent had BB not loosened the definition.
August 6, 2023
Surging government borrowing portrays a grim future
Recent trends seem to care too little about the wise art of deficit financing.
June 21, 2023
Monetary policy has been set free... but not really
While the government’s latest monetary policy for the first half of fiscal year 2023-24 shows an attempt to be rational for the market, it lacks vigour to solve inflation and the dollar crisis.
June 10, 2023
National Budget 2023-24: Of sweet accounting and sour economics
If we choose only 10 commodities and measure inflation, the figure will land at no less than 20 percent.
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