Bangladesh's export data
Bangladesh moves to put export data system in order
The government has initiated moves to correct the system to calculate national data in oder to avoid the repetition of the shock after the central bank reported a massive statistical mismatch linked to exports.
Export data mismatch: Is it the tip of the iceberg?
Accurate data is a crucial input for taking effective policies and putting the economy on the right track. If the data is not correct or time-befitting, policies might be proved wrong. Then, development successes will be only on paper and will not reflect reality.
Export data mismatch a result of double counting by EPB
One of the main reasons for the $14 billion discrepancy in the export data was the Export Promotion Bureau’s (EPB) double counting of exported garment items made in factories inside export processing zones (EPZs), Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s adviser on private industry and investment, said yesterday.
EPB delays releasing export data after mismatch shock
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is taking more time than it usually does to release the export data for June apparently because of the shock following the central bank’s correction of overseas sales figures.
BB finds six types of wrongdoing in export data
The central bank discovered six types of statistical wrongdoing that inflated export data, a development that led to a multibillion-dollar correction.
News Analysis / It’s time for serious stocktaking
Bangladesh Bank has opened a can of worms with its revision of the balance of payment data. There is no better way to put it.
Export data mismatch: Is it the tip of the iceberg?
Accurate data is a crucial input for taking effective policies and putting the economy on the right track. If the data is not correct or time-befitting, policies might be proved wrong. Then, development successes will be only on paper and will not reflect reality.
Bangladesh moves to put export data system in order
The government has initiated moves to correct the system to calculate national data in oder to avoid the repetition of the shock after the central bank reported a massive statistical mismatch linked to exports.
Export data mismatch a result of double counting by EPB
One of the main reasons for the $14 billion discrepancy in the export data was the Export Promotion Bureau’s (EPB) double counting of exported garment items made in factories inside export processing zones (EPZs), Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s adviser on private industry and investment, said yesterday.
EPB delays releasing export data after mismatch shock
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is taking more time than it usually does to release the export data for June apparently because of the shock following the central bank’s correction of overseas sales figures.
BB finds six types of wrongdoing in export data
The central bank discovered six types of statistical wrongdoing that inflated export data, a development that led to a multibillion-dollar correction.
It’s time for serious stocktaking
Bangladesh Bank has opened a can of worms with its revision of the balance of payment data. There is no better way to put it.
