inflation 2024
#Perspective / Can combo packs ease grocery costs? Hear what customers have to say
While traditionally, grocery shopping in Bangladesh has involved haggling over individual items in local markets, these combo packages offer a convenient, budget-conscious alternative that aligns well with the financial realities of many families today. But what do customers think?
Inflation continues to ease in Sept but still around 10%
Bangladesh’s inflation continued to ease for the second consecutive month in September as prices of both food and non-food items cooled off, according to the statistics bureau.
Do you really need that third pair of shoes? The ‘No Buy’ year challenge explained
It is safe to say that the word "saving" is the same as asking us to do sit-ups every other minute. Yes, you do come across an offer that you end up believing is the deal of the century. The rush of adding an item to your shopping cart feels almost irresistible, but some brave souls have chosen a more radical approach: a 'No Buy' year.
A strategic roadmap to battling inflation
It is essential to recognise that significantly reducing inflation will take time. Treating it as a “quick fix” would be a mistake.
An uninspiring budget proposal
It fails to commit to reforms and address people’s sufferings
Another mostly disappointing budget
Budget admits we are in a crisis, but offers no direction out of it
BATB's profit drops as for high inflation deters smokers
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) saw a drop in its profits and sales in the January-March period of 2024, reasoning that people had cut back on smoking cigarettes amidst high inflationary pressure.
April food prices cross 10%, highest in five months
According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), food inflation jumped 35 basis points to 10.22 percent last month from 9.87 percent in March. This was the first time in five months that food inflation hit double digits.
Make budget tight, control inflation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the finance ministry to formulate a contractionary budget for the upcoming fiscal year to control inflation.
New monetary policy is appropriate in direction, but inadequate in dosage
Why this behind-the-curve approach to fighting inflation?