Regulator to live-stream securities yield curves

Dhaka, April 22 -- The central bank is likely to go live with secondary money-market yield curves from next month, which would help stakeholders have tips about the country's current economic situatio... Read More

Jan large-scale manufacturing 6.85pc up

Dhaka, April 20 -- A rebound in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) despite downside pulls like import curbs amid dollar dearth relieved much of economic stress Bangladesh faces, largely as a few drivers ... Read More

Net domestic borrowing ostensibly down in seven months

Dhaka, April 6 -- Government's net domestic borrowing ostensibly decreased deeply by 65 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, although gross debt could be much higher. Data f... Read More

Budget stress eases with fiscal deficit declining

Dhaka, March 27 -- Bangladesh sees some easing of budget stress with the fiscal deficit for the first half of 2023-24 narrowing nearly 60 per cent year on year to Tk 83.38 billion by official count. ... Read More

Financial imbalances feared for hefty debt servicing

Dhaka, March 20 -- Government debts go ballooning, with the volume rising by Tk 378.43 billion to Tk 16.552 trillion as of last September, entailing hefty repayment inclusive of interest. The latest ... Read More

BMI forecasts steady growth in BD this fiscal

Dhaka, March 18 -- Fitch Solutions Company BMI predicts that the economic growth in Bangladesh is likely to remain steady in the current fiscal. "We hold our short-term forecast for economic growth i... Read More

Banking sector employment rise 4.0pc in 2023

Dhaka, March 16 -- The number of bank employees increased by nearly 4.0 per cent in 2023 from 2022, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank report. The employees working in 61 commercial banks at the... Read More

Bank lending rate rise adds to realtors' woes

Dhaka, March 8 -- Realtors are now blaming the rising bank lending rates for a slowdown in their business, as higher rates are weighing down sales despite people's huge unmet demand for houses, indust... Read More

China's deflation may help BD economy with cheap supplies

Dhaka, March 2 -- China's prevailing deflationary economy may somewhat help stimulate Bangladesh's economic relation as it largely depends on raw materials, and intermediate and finished goods from th... Read More

Crop ins key to sustainable farming

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Towhidul Islam, a marginal farmer in Godagari municipal area under Rajshahi, lost almost all his Aman crop in 2023 due to excessive rainfall from mid-October to early November. He g... Read More

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