International Monetary Fund

Are multilateral financial institutions doing enough to ensure climate justice?

She alleges that the development paradigm still reflects the colonial framework of power relationships.

A conservative budget for next fiscal year

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.

IMF suggests uniform exchange rate of dollar in Bangladesh

A team of staff of the IMF is now visiting Bangladesh

FY24 Budget: Businesses call for gradual retraction of tax exemption

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.

FY24 Budget: Focus on inflation, macro stability

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.

Markets have good reasons to be more upbeat on economy: IMF chief

Kristalina Georgieva describes IMF's outlook for 2023 as "less bad, not good"

Bangladesh approached IMF at the right time

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.

No chance of debt distress

Bangladesh has a low risk of external and overall debt distress despite higher external borrowing in recent terms, said the International Monetary Fund.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

IMF says world at risk of 'economic derailment'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that the global economy faces a growing "risk of economic derailment."

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

Sri Lanka's Rebirth

Sri Lanka is fortunate to have a low level of urbanisation today; but this is likely to change in the next two decades. This gives the country the opportunity to create model cities, based on the adequate provision of public services and sound public transport and attuned to the cost of carbon and climate change.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

Nobel Economics Prize to wrap up 2015 awards season

The 2015 Nobel season wraps up with the announcement of the winner of the economics prize, which could go to research into the job market or consumer behaviour, though no obvious frontrunner stands out.

October 11, 2015
October 11, 2015

WB official meets Muhith, talks $1.9bn financing

A senior World Bank official has met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Peru and discussed a new financing scheme of $1.9 billion.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Greece debt crisis: IMF attacks EU over bailout

The International Monetary Fund attacks the bailout deal offered by eurozone leaders to Greece.

July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015

Greece misses IMF payment deadline

Greece misses deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout.

April 14, 2015
April 14, 2015

American leadership in a multipolar world

GIVING up the spotlight is never easy. The United States, like many aging celebrities, is struggling to share the stage with new faces, especially

March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015

Bangladesh’s economy to grow by 6pc: IMF

A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today forecast that Bangladesh’s economy will grow by 6 percent in the current fiscal year, down from the government’s target of 7.3 percent and World Bank’s 6.2 percent.

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