Sharjil Haque

The writer is a macroeconomic analyst based in Washington D.C.

Banking sector reform can no longer be delayed

To better understand corporate default risks, generate more data and produce greater information

1y ago

The free fall of Silicon Valley Bank

What happened to the 40-year-old bank that was so highly regarded among all stakeholders in America’s tech sector?

1y ago

How can Bangladesh avoid a middle-income trap?

Regulators must be willing to adopt a vision for Bangladesh that is more technology and productivity based.

1y ago

The stock market-real economy ‘disconnect’

The biggest factor behind the disconnect is that the largest companies with stable profitability refuse to come to the market.

1y ago

Could covenants save our banks from defaulted loans?

As of September 2022, NPLs have soared over Tk 134,000 crores.

1y ago

Creating a modern and diverse capital market in Bangladesh

In most market economies around the world, companies can typically choose between many financial assets to raise money for growth and capital expenditure.

3y ago

Choking global stock markets: The Coronavirus effect

Investors had begun 2020 in an optimistic frame of mind. After all, last year was one of the best for global stocks since the financial crisis.

4y ago

The need to transform the capital market

In most market economies around the world, investors can typically choose between many financial assets to put their money in. The demand for different financial products arises from an elemental property of risky assets: uncertainty in payoffs.

5y ago
January 9, 2017
January 9, 2017

Monetary policy brandishing double-edged swords

Detractors can fret about instability and balance of payment difficulties, but make no mistake, such risks will remain contained if capital controls are relaxed gradually (following a medium-term plan) and political conditions remain, by and large, stable. In fact, some of the foundations that merit a more liberal foreign exchange regime are already in place.

December 17, 2016
December 17, 2016

Will remittances remain low for long?

If studies by Columbia University's Jagdish Bhagwatiand and IMF's Pierre-Richard Agenorare are to be believed, restrictions on foreign trade and capital flows gave birth to generations of these illegal markets across the world.

December 8, 2016
December 8, 2016

Can Trump stifle our growth momentum?

If you thought Brexit was a fluke, then think again. The new game in town, populism, paved the way for Donald Trump to capitalise on economic and social frustrations of the forgotten blue-collar American....

December 4, 2016
December 4, 2016

Did Trump make America's stock market great again?

Stock markets really are strange beasts. Those of us observing global financial markets expected stock investors to run for cover and scurry off towards safe havens like the Swiss Frank, Japanese Yen, US treasuries and gold following Donald Trump's shocking ascension to US presidency.

December 1, 2016
December 1, 2016

Modi's surgical strike on black money

Cash is king in India, or at least it was. In one single sweep Narendra Modi just scrapped two high-value bank notes in the Indian economy in an all-out war to flush out black money, fight tax evasion and eradicate counterfeit notes that were being used by terrorists.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Dollar-peg is a double-edged sword

Global foreign exchange markets just took a hammering from Britain's shocking exit from the EU. In our own neck of the woods, the

April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016

Reforms for higher investment cannot be delayed

It should not be surprising that private sector investment's share in GDP is shrinking. Banks are drowning in excess cash to the point where call money rate collapsed to historic lows.

April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016

Is negative interest rate a recipe for disaster?

Imagine paying interest to save money. A bizarre idea that was once theoretical curiosity is now a stark reality in several economies of the developed world...

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

Does Bangladesh deserve a higher sovereign rating?

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15, global sovereign rating agencies Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch assigned Bangladesh a 'stable' sovereign credit outlook.

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Three's a crowd: What can China do?

If monetary policy autonomy is a priority, capital account liberalisation should come after a country’s transition to a flexible exchange rate – not before it.