Dhaka January 18, 2026, 6:27 pm
The IFC delegation assured the finance minister of considering his requests
Officials blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for the decline in the usual pace of economic activities
The weighted average spread between lending and deposit rates offered by commercial banks rose to 3.0 percent in September from 2.87 percent a month ago. It was 4.07 percent in March
Since March, the IFC has fully deployed an amount of $2.0 billion for the purpose. Bangladesh is among the emerging market countries that would receive support for overcoming the crisis and creating business opportunities
Majority of the projects fell far behind their respective schedules with recorded progress of lowest one to two percent only
The total budget outlay reached Tk 3.98 trillion at the end of June 30, down by over Tk 1.0 trillion, according to Economic Review 2020
Japanese donor-JICA-alone disbursed a record $555.41 million worth of assistance, including the budget support in the Q1
Bangladesh is most of all a success story of development
The move comes in the wake of Japanese investors expressing their reservations about the existing FDI norms and corporate taxation system
The approval came on Tuesday at the 13th Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting of the current fiscal year (FY21)
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) projection that Bangladesh’s per capita income in dollar terms is likely to overtake India’s has focused attention on a nation that has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes
Cigarette is one the biggest sources of revenue for the government exchequer
The foundation of SDGs is inclusively—embodied by the phrase ‘Leaving no one behind’ and ‘Reach the furthest behind first’
Bangladesh has a huge potential in the sea tourism sector
May be in the coming future, there will be no need for a grid system and solar power will be the mainstream energy
A $35 million loan from IFC to the private commercial bank will provide critical working capital to help small businesses continue operations
Bangladesh needs to pay more attention towards promotion of trade and direct investment
Increased by 50pc in first 15 days of October over same previous period
In the current system, the allocation goes to a place based on the size and population of that area, not based on the need of the people
The number of expatriates who returned to workplaces during the period is 26 percent higher than the same period of last year
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