Policy Research Institute (PRI)

‘Local conglomerates lost Tk 65,000cr for dollar price hike’

Bangladeshi conglomerates counted Tk 65,000 crore in losses in the last one year because of the fall of the local currency against the US dollar, which made loans costlier amid global economic volatility, a noted economist said today.

‘Macroeconomic stability should get more focus this year’

The government should focus on restoring macroeconomic stability, containing inflation and keeping the foreign exchange market stable this year, economists said in a webinar today.

Bangladeshi consumers spend 70% more than int’l market for high tariff: PRI

Bangladeshi consumers spend 70 percent more than international markets to buy imported and import substitute products due to high tariff protection, Policy Research Institute (PRI) says.

January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023

‘Local conglomerates lost Tk 65,000cr for dollar price hike’

Bangladeshi conglomerates counted Tk 65,000 crore in losses in the last one year because of the fall of the local currency against the US dollar, which made loans costlier amid global economic volatility, a noted economist said today.

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

‘Macroeconomic stability should get more focus this year’

The government should focus on restoring macroeconomic stability, containing inflation and keeping the foreign exchange market stable this year, economists said in a webinar today.

May 8, 2018
May 8, 2018

Bangladeshi consumers spend 70% more than int’l market for high tariff: PRI

Bangladeshi consumers spend 70 percent more than international markets to buy imported and import substitute products due to high tariff protection, Policy Research Institute (PRI) says.