CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a conservative budget for the next fiscal year, discounting the impact of the forthcoming national elections on the pre-budget exercise.
A team of staff of the IMF is now visiting Bangladesh
Businesses yesterday urged the government not to withdraw the tax exemption facility from all sectors in one go in the upcoming budget as it would be too big a knock for them to steer.
Economists yesterday stressed on addressing the persistently high inflation, macroeconomic stability and low revenue base in the pre-budget session for the upcoming fiscal year with the finance minister.
Kristalina Georgieva describes IMF's outlook for 2023 as "less bad, not good"
Bangladesh has averted a potential major crisis by reaching out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a timely manner, said Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank.
Bangladesh has a low risk of external and overall debt distress despite higher external borrowing in recent terms, said the International Monetary Fund.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disbursed $476.27 million to Bangladesh as the first instalments of $4.7 billion loan it approved early this week.
CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a conservative budget for the next fiscal year, discounting the impact of the forthcoming national elections on the pre-budget exercise.
A team of staff of the IMF is now visiting Bangladesh
Businesses yesterday urged the government not to withdraw the tax exemption facility from all sectors in one go in the upcoming budget as it would be too big a knock for them to steer.
Economists yesterday stressed on addressing the persistently high inflation, macroeconomic stability and low revenue base in the pre-budget session for the upcoming fiscal year with the finance minister.
Kristalina Georgieva describes IMF's outlook for 2023 as "less bad, not good"
Bangladesh has averted a potential major crisis by reaching out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a timely manner, said Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank.
Bangladesh has a low risk of external and overall debt distress despite higher external borrowing in recent terms, said the International Monetary Fund.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disbursed $476.27 million to Bangladesh as the first instalments of $4.7 billion loan it approved early this week.
With the approval of a $4.7 billion loan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Bangladesh easing much of the concerns regarding its economy, IMF Mission Chief to Bangladesh Rahul Anand answers some questions about the arrangement.