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Inside the 3-year plan to fix banks

Bangladesh has committed to a sweeping overhaul of its troubled financial sector, outlining a detailed three-year roadmap as part of its latest agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Bangladesh needs more time for fully flexible exchange rate, says IMF

Bangladesh is currently going through a transition towards a fully flexible exchange rate regime, and the process may take time, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Why our industrial future depends on women

The July uprising of 2024 paved the way for reimagining Bangladesh’s economic future.

NBR targets 10.5% tax-GDP ratio by FY35 amid IMF push

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a target to raise Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 10.5 percent by the fiscal year 2034-35, as part of its newly formulated 10-year revenue strategy, according to official documents.

IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding

Many participants in the Spring Meetings had a sense that Trump's admin was still conflicted in its demands from trading partners

IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs

Worldwide economic output will slow in the months ahead as US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on virtually all trading partners begin to bite

It’s time to go for more flexible exchange rate: IMF

The time is right for Bangladesh to move towards a more flexible exchange rate regime, said Chris Papageorgiou, mission chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Bangladesh.

IMF Conditions / NBR needs to collect Tk 2 lakh crore in three months

IMF presents target, revises GDP growth to 4%

Bangladesh, IMF mutually deferred loan tranche

The International Monetary Fund's move to disburse the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7 billion loan together was a mutual decision, the finance ministry said in a press release yesterday.

November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024

Sri Lanka's president makes U-turn on IMF bailout

The $2.9 billion loan secured early last year required Colombo to sharply raise taxes, remove generous energy subsidies and agree to restructure more than 50 loss-making state enterprises.

November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024

IMF, Ukraine, reach agreement on $1.1 bn loan disbursement

The swift agreement, which comes just over two months after the last one, will provide Ukraine with a large injection of funds amid Russia's ongoing assault on the country, which entered its 1000th day on Tuesday.

October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024

IMF lowers China 2024 growth forecast, warns property woes 'could worsen'

China's leaders are targeting annual growth of five percent this year -- a goal challenged by weak consumption and a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in the colossal property sector

October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024

IMF slashes growth forecast to 4.5 percent

After the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund has now brought down Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this year as political uncertainty, industrial unrest and floods weigh heavily on economic activities.

October 21, 2024
October 21, 2024

IMF, World Bank meetings clouded by wars, slow economic growth, US election

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings are scheduled to draw more than 10,000 people from finance ministries, central banks and civil society groups to discuss efforts to boost patchy global growth, deal with debt distress and finance the green energy transition

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

IMF board approves $1.1 billion disbursal for Ukraine

The loan disbursal is the latest tranche of funding the International Monetary Fund has released to Ukraine as part of an ongoing 4-year, $15.5 billion program approved last March.

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

Budget support from WB, IMF, ADB: Bangladesh may get $5.65b by this fiscal year

The government is expecting at least $5.65 billion in budget support this fiscal year from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite reforms.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

BB governor to visit US for World Bank-IMF meetings

The meetings will take place in between October 21 and October 26 

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

IMF says global public debt to top $100 trillion, growth may accelerate

Released a week before the IMF and World Bank hold annual meetings in Washington, the Fiscal Monitor said there are good reasons to believe future debt levels could be well higher than currently projected, including a desire to spend more in the US, the world's largest economy.

October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024

Working from home is powering productivity

Working from home (WFH) increased about tenfold following the outbreak of the pandemic and has settled in at about five times its prepandemic level