There is no doubt that Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry has shown remarkable potential.
The World Bank recently urged Bangladesh to implement a comprehensive set of reforms to restore confidence in our financial system, which has been weakened by poor governance, political interference and related lending.
When we hear the phrase “conflict of interest,” many of us picture shady backroom political deals. But in truth, conflicts of interest are just as rampant in the world of business, especially in Bangladesh’s fast-growing economy, where family ties and personal connections often blur professional lines.
The path ahead is becoming clearer, and more complicated.
Moody’s recently downgraded the outlook for Bangladesh’s banking sector to negative due to increasing asset risks and worsening economic conditions.
The start-up ecosystem in Bangladesh is experiencing a period of exciting growth, driven largely by a youthful, entrepreneurial population eager to make their mark.
US President Donald Trump has done what he had long wanted to do – try to increase America’s revenue in every possible way.
Bangladesh needs rigorous legal strategy to reclaim its illegally transferred assets.
When I visited Colombo last April, the airport was humming with a lot of tourists. My experience at the immigration was very good while foreign exchange booths were showing a much more stable exchange rate. Afterwards my interactions with a few entrepreneurs revealed a revival of industrial production and exports too.
It was possibly 2008 when my seniors at Citigroup India realised it was becoming hard for global companies to attract IIM (Indian Institute of Management) or IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) graduates as they were building their own startups.
The semiconductor manufacturing sector is well-known for its complexity, high stakes and intense corporate competition. Demand has always been driven by innovation, with every new technology changing the game.
The finance minister on Thursday placed the budget for fiscal year 2024-25, which is 4.6 percent bigger than the ongoing one. The increase is much lower than the average inflation seen in the last few years, reflecting the monetary constraints the government is facing as well as some of the realities of the crisis which commands a certain extent of belt-tightening
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, the former finance minister of Bangladesh, and more importantly, one of the architects of Bangladesh's economic development, left an undeniable legacy upon his passing, more than two years ago.
Bangladesh’s economy is struggling with higher inflation, depletion of foreign exchange reserves, pressure on the exchange rate, shrinking capital inflows, and pressure on the budget.
Thanks to HSBC Bangladesh, I was privy to a presentation on Asia economic outlook with a special focus on Bangladesh.
This is exactly the question I came across from the investment community in the US, India, and Singapore in the last one month or so. They asked where the exchange rate may settle down and the local currency borrowing rate may go. If they invest in Bangladesh, will they be able to take back their return on investments timely and easily?
How do you define a good budget? Should it be all-inclusive? Should it be too large? Or should it only focus on the possible future of the nation and allocate more to education and healthcare?
Mirza Aziz, a strong figure in Bangladesh’s bureaucracy, has made significant contributions to the nation’s economic development
