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Bangladesh factory production fell 40% in two weeks as gas shortage worsened after July 21 LNG terminal fire. Mitali Fashion, PRAN-RFL, Kohinoor Chemical all report major cuts. Daily supply 2.15 bcf vs 3.8 bcf demand.
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Iran war triggers oil refining golden era. BP margin $30/bbl (from $17). Exxon downstream $5.5B. Shell 102% utilisation. 5M bpd refining capacity lost. IEA: 78M bpd global runs, lowest since COVID. Won't last — structural decline.
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Bangladesh started FY2026-27 with negative export growth as July earnings reached $4.72 billion, down 0.9% YoY. RMG fell 1.92% but jute, home textiles, and pharmaceuticals posted strong gains.
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Gold fell 2% as US dollar rebounded from one-month low. Spot gold at $4,049.83/oz. Still up 1.1% for the month — biggest gain since February. Fed rate hike odds drop to 65% from 80%. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
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Bangladesh inflation broadened in June Q4 FY26. 261 of 382 CPI items rose. Energy inflation 17%, gas 24%, fuels/lubricants 13.8%. Headline 9.21%. ADB projects 9% FY26 average. Wage growth only 8.2%.
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Bangladesh banks cut deposit rates 50-100 bps from August 1, pushing yields to 8.50-9% against 9.16% inflation. BB cut policy rate to 9.50%. Surplus liquidity rose to Tk 3,27,877 crore. BIBM former DG questions move.
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Bangladesh foreign aid commitments fell 37% to $5.24B in FY26 from $8.32B. Debt servicing hit record $4.49B, up 11%. ERD data shows project loans halved. Grants also fell to $233.78M.
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Bangladesh taka falls to Tk 123.88 per dollar as import demand pressures forex. Imports grew 6.26% to $64B in July-May. Exports fell 2% to $40B. BB stopped buying USD since June 8 after purchasing $6.4B in FY26.
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Foreign loan commitments collapsed 37% to $5.24B in FY26 from $8.32B. Debt servicing rose to $4.49B. Remittances up 15% in July but below $3B benchmark. Selim Raihan warns external cushion thinning.
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Bangladesh's trade deficit widened by 17.44% in July-January of FY2025-26, as import payments grew faster than export receipts, putting additional pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
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Bangladesh Bank has cut its policy (repo) rate from 10% to 9.5%, marking the first reduction in six years. The decision was taken at the 13th MPC meeting chaired by Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman, with the revised rate taking effect on Sunday.
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Bangladesh's annual development spending fell to its lowest level in over five decades, with ADP implementation at just 67.5% in FY2025-26 — the lowest since 1974. Ministries spent Tk 141,071 crore against a revised allocation of Tk 208,935 crore.