Economy of Bangladesh
Beyond Dollar: Bangladesh to seek over 36b yuan in Chinese loans
Bangladesh is going to seek more than 36 billion yuan, equivalent to $5 billion, as soft loans from China to reduce pressure on its dollar reserves.
Economic crisis may deepen in 2026: Debapriya
Bangladesh will face a severe crisis in 2026 as the government has availed a significant amount of loans from foreign lending agencies and local banks which it will have to repay, said Bhattacharya.
The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s economy, and what comes after
Growth has been the constant in the journey of the Bangladesh economy over the last two decades. Starting from 2004, excluding the outlier year of 2020 when the world economy was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has maintained a growth rate of over five percent or more.
Economic ills demand urgent action
Analysts urged governments to take measures to restore macroeconomic stability
Corruption remains main hurdle for businesses
Corruption was the leading problematic cause for businesses in 2023, with energy crisis posing the highest risk over next two years
No time to waste as new finance minister inherits wobbly economy
The economy is losing momentum. Inflation remains stubborn. Bangladesh is facing deterioration in external buffers, with official reserves falling to $20.18 billion as of January 10, less than half their historic peak in 2021. The currency shock is lingering.
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
2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
Good planning requires accurate data
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
Government’s decision to hike fuel prices will hurt every section of society
The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.
What Bangladesh needs to accomplish to be an upper-middle income country
Primary schools are the foundation for a child’s education.
Bangladesh has never been a loan defaulter: PM rules out Sri Lanka-like crisis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the parliament today ruled out the possibility of a Sri Lanka-like economic crisis in Bangladesh, stating that the country’s economy is “very strong”.
Economy to accelerate
Bangladesh's strong economic growth will not just continue, but accelerate, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Forex reserve touches record $28 billion
Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserve has crossed a record $ 28 billion standing on a rise in export and incoming remittances from abroad.
Loan default and flaunting money
Recently, in Davos at the World Economic Forum, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan sent a strong message to the Indian businessmen who default thousands of crores of bank money...
Economist with a passion for the poor
Dr Mahabub Hossain dedicated his life to understand and explain the dynamics of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh.