Bangladesh economic challenges
Time to set realistic dollar exchange rates
Central bank should read the market, revise rules accordingly to ensure stability
Don't muck up youth skills training
Madaripur case shows how haphazardly these programmes are being run
Can we be optimistic about Bangladesh?
Of course. Despite challenges around, we have many reasons to be optimistic about Bangladesh.
New monetary policy will be less effective against inflation
The lack of coherence between the fiscal and monetary policy stances will make the monetary policy less effective in controlling inflation.
Why the FY23-24 budget will not curb the rate of inflation
Unfortunately, the budget will do nothing to ease the hardship and the budgetary crunch felt by the common man.
The budget does not inspire confidence
The recent downgrade by Moody's of the credit ratings of Bangladesh’s economy and some private banks is not the only indicator that confidence is declining.
National Budget FY2023-24 / Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
National Budget FY2023-24 / To end inequality, stop pandering to plunderers
Addressing many of our economic problems is proving to be difficult not mainly for economic reasons, but because of political ones.
The nation expects brevity and sobriety in the budget
Understanding the nation’s expectations in designing the budget for FY2024 is essential
Time to set realistic dollar exchange rates
Central bank should read the market, revise rules accordingly to ensure stability
Don't muck up youth skills training
Madaripur case shows how haphazardly these programmes are being run
Can we be optimistic about Bangladesh?
Of course. Despite challenges around, we have many reasons to be optimistic about Bangladesh.
New monetary policy will be less effective against inflation
The lack of coherence between the fiscal and monetary policy stances will make the monetary policy less effective in controlling inflation.
Why the FY23-24 budget will not curb the rate of inflation
Unfortunately, the budget will do nothing to ease the hardship and the budgetary crunch felt by the common man.
The budget does not inspire confidence
The recent downgrade by Moody's of the credit ratings of Bangladesh’s economy and some private banks is not the only indicator that confidence is declining.
Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
To end inequality, stop pandering to plunderers
Addressing many of our economic problems is proving to be difficult not mainly for economic reasons, but because of political ones.
The nation expects brevity and sobriety in the budget
Understanding the nation’s expectations in designing the budget for FY2024 is essential
Tracing the origins of Bangladesh’s economic woes
Bangladesh’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by informal sectors. The informalisation stems from deindustrialisation, which has set in prematurely in the country.
