There may be three types of challenges - political, social, and economic. The future economic challenges of Bangladesh should not be seen in isolation; they are rather linked to the political and soci ...

In an unprecedented move, the Bangladesh Bank has for the first time purchased $171 million from commercial banks through an auction, responding to a sharp tendency of the dollar exchange rate to fall ...

The World Bank (WB) has assured Bangladesh of continuing its assistance in ongoing projects along with the budgetary support.

DHAKA, July 13, 2025 (BSS)- Country’s present macroeconomic condition is very good compared to the situation prevailed nearly one year ago. World Bank Vice President for the South Asia region Johannes ...

The World Bank estimates that it may take more than 40 years for Pakistan to repay its debt to China. China wants to take ...

With its debt diplomacy, China has turned Pakistan into its vassal state. Now, it is trying the same in Bangladesh, whose ...

Sri Lanka has negotiated to reduce its Trump tariff rates to 30 percent from 44 percent, reducing some of the negative ...

Sri Lanka’s upcoming bills on public-private partnerships (PPPs), state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and public asset management should be consistent with the Public Financial Management (PFM) law, the ...

In economic discussions, growth and development are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Economic growth ...

To contain soaring consumer prices, the central bank previously raised its policy rate from 8.5 per cent to 10 per cent.

Rising trade tensions, global policy uncertainty, and regional conflicts are presenting challenges to economies in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions. Policymakers ...

Propelled by record remittance inflows and a fresh International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, Bangladesh’s foreign exchange ...