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.
One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.
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.
Economists are always noted for telling unpleasant truths because they go by numbers, research, theory, and judgement. Rarely do politicians—who can manufacture arguments to suit their purpose—endorse economists who are objective. Former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Mohammad Farashuddin has unvei
Bangladesh’s economic leadership must devote its integrity to ensuring quality growth along with lower income inequality.
Bangladesh Bank has missed the train by caving in to the pressure of the finance ministry, which dictates policymaking at the central bank being driven by short-term political interests.
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
The recent policy changes have been so enormous that they have already made the old monetary policy largely defunct.
The approach to address unemployment has remained faulty, superficial, bureaucratic, and substandard.
The rate of reserve depletion is alarming, and the IMF loan will not be enough to fend off the haemorrhage.
What Bangladeshi economists have been saying for a long time is pretty much what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told our central bank and the government.
The central bank’s deviation from the policy commitment is the main reason why hundi-makers mushroomed at home and abroad.
Bangladesh, which has been going through financial difficulties for several months now, can finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel.
The new governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) has heralded robust messages to the country’s banking and financial industry.
