Bangladesh: Experts say national strategy needed for smooth LDC graduation
GB Today Rafiqul Islam Azad, Dhaka: Bangladesh’s leading economists, analysts and researchers have put emphasis on charting a national strategy…
Economics
BD Govt aims to boost national revenue for rapid economic growth: Official document
UNB, Dhaka: The government is aiming to take up the economy’s revenue-GDP ratio to 11.5 per cent by…
IMF forecasts 6.5pc growth for Bangladesh in 2022
BSS: The International Monetary Fund has projected a 6.5 per cent growth rate for Bangladesh for the year…
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for ‘natural experiments’
BSS/AFP, Stockholm: Canadian David Card, Israeli-American Joshua Angrist and Dutch-American Guido Imbens on Monday won the Nobel Economics…
Bangladesh set to become $500bn economy by 2026: StanChart economists
BSS, Dhaka: Leading economists of Standard Chartered have observed that growth will be sustained over 7 percent in…
ADB approves $250m loan for Bangladesh Economic Recovery Program
BSS, Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support Bangladesh’s economic…
ADB pegs Bangladesh’s GDP at 6.8% this fiscal
UNB: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Bangladesh’s growth forecast for the current fiscal amid fears of…
Former Afghan central bank chief warns of economic collapse
AFP: With the Taliban in control and foreign aid blocked, Afghanistan’s economy is likely to contract sharply as…
Remittance continues to slump in August
Meraj Mavis: Remittance continued to dip for the third consecutive month in August, with seemingly no respite in…
SMEs are lifeline of Bangladesh’s economy: Humayun
BSS, Dhaka: Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today said the government has been providing necessary supports for…
Bangladesh-France economic ties affected by Covid-19 pandemic: Embassy
UNB, Dhaka: The economic relations between Bangladesh and France were affected in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic. Last…
Bangladesh: Remittance witnesses 40.10pc growth in 11 months
BSS, Dhaka: Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$22.75 billion in remittance during the first 11 months of the current fiscal…
Indian economy, hit by COVID-19, shrinks by 7.3% in 2020-21
UNB/AP, New Delhi: India’s economy, pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted by 7.3% in the 2020-21 financial year,…
NBR looking to procure non-intrusive inspection systems for export-import items
UNB, Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to procure 13 full-fledged container scanner systems for…
BD: ECNEC okays Tk 3,076.22cr project to enhance rural electrification network
BSS, Dhaka: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 3,076.22 crore project…
Bangladesh’s GDP to increase by 3.6 % in 2020-2021, WB forecasts
UNB, Dhaka: World Bank on Wednesday forecast that Bangladesh’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by 3.6% in…
Budget 2021-22: Finance Ministry’s coordination council meets to set priorities, parameters
The government plans to focus on nine areas of emphasis, including successful implementation of the COVID-19 stimulus packages…
BD: Remittance inflow increases by 37.60pc in 6 months
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $12,944.74 million remittances in the six months of the current fiscal 2020-21, which is around…
BD: 30 lakh jobs to be created at Mirsarai Economic Zone
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam today said about 30 lakh job opportunities will…
Bangladesh economy proved resilience amid COVID-19 pandemic: Economists
Bangladesh embraces the New Year visibly with a sense of contentment as macroeconomic indicators suggesting the country’s higher…