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 24, 2016
Reserve currency: China's new double-edged sword
The year 2015 was not kind to the world's second-largest economy. Growth slumped to a 25-year low. The stock market experienced
January 5, 2016
What to do with rising foreign exchange reserves?
FROM USD 9 billion only four years ago, foreign exchange (forex) reserves have risen exponentially and ended 2015 at USD 27 billion.
December 14, 2015
Trade policy: World racing ahead, Bangladesh standing still
BANGLADESH'S remarkable success in exports needs no new recognition. Sustained comparative advantage in low-skilled labour
December 6, 2015
Which way should banks go?
WHAT can banks do with their rising volume of surplus liquidity? As Advanced-Deposit ratio has been declining, banks rushed towards
November 9, 2015
Rising Foreign Currency Loans - Any reason to worry?
The rising trend of foreign currency loans availed by the private sector is a relatively new phenomenon in Bangladesh since access to international markets was liberalised in 2008.
October 11, 2015
What Can BB Do?
Amid the wave of currency depreciation across emerging markets in Asia, Bangladesh Bank's (BB) fight against appreciation stands out as an intriguing challenge. Economists and the corporate sector are calling for an “engineered” depreciation of the taka to revive export competitiveness.
August 31, 2015
Is the Renminbi ready to go global?
Pressure from the IMF suggests that, with time China will indeed move towards a more open capital market. But that creates other challenges for Asia's largest economy.
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