The success of the Bangladesh Bank’s policymaking hinges on several factors.
The question remains whether this policy can rescue the economy from the doldrums and place it firmly on the path of vibrancy.
Trump’s tariff war is a deliberate way to put a lid on China' export expansion.
Bangladesh need not be like Singapore right now. Rather, it needs to understand how a country like Vietnam has been accelerating its pace of development.
There is no certainty that the economic aspects won’t deteriorate further.
The regime-sponsored immorality to protect or pamper the financial gangsters not only eroded the future of the banking sector, but also made the wound too difficult to recover from.
We hope that the BB governor will continue the momentum and spirit to bring order and promote the economy.
Never has this country seen such a scholarly leadership team for economic policymaking in its history
When commitments don’t match with actions, the budget becomes methodologically disturbing too.
BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.
It's because of the inflation-led pressures on Bangladesh’s taka and the central bank's undervaluation of the US dollar.
Why this behind-the-curve approach to fighting inflation?
With the facade of the elections at its height, prevailing financial issues seem to have faded into the background.
Under the Income Tax Act, 2023, the 'gain' tax on plots, flats and commercial establishments has doubled and redoubled.
The actual share of NPLs in total loans would have crossed 20 percent had BB not loosened the definition.
Recent trends seem to care too little about the wise art of deficit financing.
While the government’s latest monetary policy for the first half of fiscal year 2023-24 shows an attempt to be rational for the market, it lacks vigour to solve inflation and the dollar crisis.
If we choose only 10 commodities and measure inflation, the figure will land at no less than 20 percent.
