Dhaka, June 25 -- account balance-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio improved during the second half (H2) of 2018 compared to the same period a year earlier.

"The improvement indicated that the country's export growth shows sign of upturn while import growth is decaying," a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told the BBN in Dhaka.

He also said it also show a sign of recovery in the country's external sector that also play a import role to keep the macroeconomic stability.

Such as ratio has been fluctuating during the last couple of years, according to the latest Bangladesh Systemic Risk Dashboard (BSRD) report, released by the central bank of Bangladesh on Monday.

The report noted the ratio has been negative since December...