high inflation
100 days of govt: Businesses seek high security, low interest
Weak law and order, high interest rates on bank loans, and slow bureaucracy remain big concerns for entrepreneurs despite many steps taken by the government in its first 100 days, business leaders said yesterday.
How life is like when prices go through the roof
Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.
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.
70pc households change food habits for high inflation
As many as 70 percent of the households in Bangladesh changed their food habits involuntarily to cope with the high prices, according to a survey by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM).
Inflation hits five-month high in October despite steps
Inflation once again grazed double digits in October, advancing 30 basis points to 9.93 percent despite the government’s repeated assurances of measures to rein it in.
High Inflation: Worrying but under control
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
Curbing high inflation should be number one priority
Says economist MM Akash
Credit growth slips to 14-month low
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh dropped to a 14-month low of 11.23 per cent in April owing to weak credit demand amid the current business slowdown, official figures showed.
100 days of govt: Businesses seek high security, low interest
Weak law and order, high interest rates on bank loans, and slow bureaucracy remain big concerns for entrepreneurs despite many steps taken by the government in its first 100 days, business leaders said yesterday.
How life is like when prices go through the roof
Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.
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.
70pc households change food habits for high inflation
As many as 70 percent of the households in Bangladesh changed their food habits involuntarily to cope with the high prices, according to a survey by the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM).
Inflation hits five-month high in October despite steps
Inflation once again grazed double digits in October, advancing 30 basis points to 9.93 percent despite the government’s repeated assurances of measures to rein it in.
High Inflation: Worrying but under control
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
Curbing high inflation should be number one priority
Says economist MM Akash
Credit growth slips to 14-month low
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh dropped to a 14-month low of 11.23 per cent in April owing to weak credit demand amid the current business slowdown, official figures showed.
Fiscal policy can help tame inflation and protect the most vulnerable
High inflation can impose serious and lasting costs on the economy and people. But the distributive effects of inflation—the way it transfers money from some individuals to others—are complex.