Bangladesh economic challenges

Trade deal with Japan will boost Bangladesh's post-LDC success

For the first time, there will be an Economic Partnership Agreement with a country with a major economy.

Will the economy be out of the woods in 2024?

Bangladesh’s economy has been passing through a challenging time for the past two years amidst growing pressure on foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the taka and an elevated level of inflation

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.

April 22, 2024
April 22, 2024

Trade deal with Japan will boost Bangladesh's post-LDC success

For the first time, there will be an Economic Partnership Agreement with a country with a major economy.

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

Will the economy be out of the woods in 2024?

Bangladesh’s economy has been passing through a challenging time for the past two years amidst growing pressure on foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the taka and an elevated level of inflation

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

Time to set realistic dollar exchange rates

Central bank should read the market, revise rules accordingly to ensure stability

October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023

Don't muck up youth skills training

Madaripur case shows how haphazardly these programmes are being run

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Can we be optimistic about Bangladesh?

Of course. Despite challenges around, we have many reasons to be optimistic about Bangladesh.

July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023

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.

June 24, 2023
June 24, 2023

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.

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

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.

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

Three perils unaddressed in the new budget

It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

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.

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