Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A mixed economic picture comes clear in the yearbook 2025 with Bangladesh having witnessed its external accounts fairly strengthened while stubborn inflation, weak private investment and deep-rooted stress in banking continuing to weigh on growth prospects.

The year opened on a firmer footing externally, with internal imbroglios stemming from political unrest and unravelling economic miasma of yesteryears sapping much of the gains.

Record remittance inflows, a more stable foreign-exchange market and a steady rebuild-up of reserves provided much-needed macroeconomic relief after years of balance-of-payments pressure.

However, those gains failed to translate into a broad-based revival in domestic business activity.

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