There is ample evidence showing that both domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) have a significant positive effect on economic growth.
The finance ministry has identified seven major challenges including tight monetary and fiscal policies, taken to tame elevated inflation levels for more than three years, in next fiscal year that may increase unemployment.
The estimate is almost close to the projection by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 3.8 percent for the year.
The silver lining is that the economy isn’t falling apart
The Bangladesh Bank will consider slashing the policy rate to 7 percent by March, provided that rampant inflation, which has hovered above 9 percent for nearly two years, eases to 5 percent by then, Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.
Bangladesh's agro-processed exports are already rising.
We have the potential to be a globally competitive country politically and economically.
Giordano Korea CEO sees ‘familiar signs of promise’ as he plans a factory in economic zone
World Bank report on Bangladesh's investment prospects should be taken seriously
Bangladesh’s economy may grow 4.1 percent in FY25, the WB said in its latest Global Economic Prospects released Thursday
Rising rates are creating headwinds for at least 40 listed conglomerates
Listed companies across all sectors saw their profits fall by around 24 percent on an average year-on-year during the last January-September period, due mainly to an economic slowdown and widespread political turmoil, according to an unofficial estimate.
Will smaller rotis at roadside eateries return to their previous regular size next year? Will a Tk 500 note again fill up the shopping bag holding kitchen items? Or, will several lakh graduates, who have been poring over newspaper recruitment advertisements, finally get their jobs in 2025?
Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transformation calls for reforms, a new constitution, and youth leadership.
Speakers say at annual ICMAB conference
Two years after Bangladesh turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $4.7 billion bailout to address its worsening macroeconomic pressures, the nation stands at a crossroads.
Even after the political changeover in early August, the domestic market has been reeling under the influence of oligarchs, according to economist Hossain Zillur Rahman.
The liberalisation of trade has changed the agricultural heart of our nation.
The government has planned a Tk 8.48 lakh crore budget for the next fiscal year, up 6.3 percent from this year’s budget, as it looks to usher in a period of moderate growth and low inflation.
