The writer is a macroeconomic analyst based in Washington D.C.
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Regulators must be willing to adopt a vision for Bangladesh that is more technology and productivity based.
The biggest factor behind the disconnect is that the largest companies with stable profitability refuse to come to the market.
As of September 2022, NPLs have soared over Tk 134,000 crores.
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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.
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