dollar shortage

Corn import to fall as dollar shortage persists

Bangladesh’s corn import may plunge in the marketing year (MY) 2023-24 beginning from May owing to reduced requirement of feed in poultry, aqua and other farms, and difficulties faced by millers in importing goods amid the ongoing forex shortage in the country, according to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Mobile makers in battle for survival

"Mobile sales have dropped drastically due to the economic downturn for people. Handset sales dropped by over 40 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023"

DOLLAR SHORTAGE / Let taka depreciate further: economists

As the US dollar shortage persists, businesses in Bangladesh are increasingly finding it difficult to open letters of credit (LCs) since banks can’t supply the adequate American greenback needed to finance imports.

Dollar crisis puts textile millers in a tight spot

The ongoing dollar shortage in the banking sector is posing a threat to local textile millers and spinners as they are in trouble in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import raw materials and cotton to feed the country’s readymade garment industry. 

Dollar shortage bites pharma industry

The pharmaceuticals industry, which has made life-saving drugs available at lower costs, is facing troubles in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import much-needed raw materials and capital machinery owing to the US dollar crunch. 

LIGHT ENGINEERING SECTOR / Exports dip in first half of current fiscal year

Exports of light engineering equipment, including stainless-steel and iron ware, from Bangladesh have decreased in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period the year before.

We must prioritise food security

PM’s call in this regard is a welcome one

Fuel stocks dwindling

Uncertainty looms over the country’s fuel stock as the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is finding it difficult to import fuel amid a dollar shortage at local banks.

December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023

Corn import to fall as dollar shortage persists

Bangladesh’s corn import may plunge in the marketing year (MY) 2023-24 beginning from May owing to reduced requirement of feed in poultry, aqua and other farms, and difficulties faced by millers in importing goods amid the ongoing forex shortage in the country, according to a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023

Mobile makers in battle for survival

"Mobile sales have dropped drastically due to the economic downturn for people. Handset sales dropped by over 40 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023"

February 2, 2023
February 2, 2023

Let taka depreciate further: economists

As the US dollar shortage persists, businesses in Bangladesh are increasingly finding it difficult to open letters of credit (LCs) since banks can’t supply the adequate American greenback needed to finance imports.

January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023

Dollar crisis puts textile millers in a tight spot

The ongoing dollar shortage in the banking sector is posing a threat to local textile millers and spinners as they are in trouble in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import raw materials and cotton to feed the country’s readymade garment industry. 

January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023

Dollar shortage bites pharma industry

The pharmaceuticals industry, which has made life-saving drugs available at lower costs, is facing troubles in opening letters of credit (LCs) to import much-needed raw materials and capital machinery owing to the US dollar crunch. 

January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023

Exports dip in first half of current fiscal year

Exports of light engineering equipment, including stainless-steel and iron ware, from Bangladesh have decreased in the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period the year before.

November 8, 2022
November 8, 2022

We must prioritise food security

PM’s call in this regard is a welcome one

July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022

Fuel stocks dwindling

Uncertainty looms over the country’s fuel stock as the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is finding it difficult to import fuel amid a dollar shortage at local banks.