162 news articles tagged with "Economy & Finance"
Bangladesh middle class gutted by inflation as energy and food prices surge. Headline inflation 9.21% in Q4 FY2025-26. Food inflation 8.7% in June. CPD warns wage growth lagging behind prices.
Forensic audit committee finds significant flaws in Bangladesh GDP calculation methodology. BBS data over past decade reviewed. Manufacturing sector anomalies identified. Government announces reforms including digital framework and independent BBS.
Bangladesh remittance dollar rate falls by Tk 1 in a week to Tk 122.70 (down from Tk 123.60-123.70). Banks NOP long positions near upper limit. $1.5B remittances in first 12 days of August. BB may intervene to protect rate floor at Tk 122.20.
Bangladesh Bank plans Tk 2,000cr from govt budget to liquidate 5 NBFIs: Aviva Finance, Fareast Finance, FAS Finance, International Leasing, Peoples Leasing. Depositor protection up to Tk 10 lakh. 4 other NBFIs given 3-month recovery window.
Bangladesh Bank warns government debt-to-revenue ratio rose from 3.3x (FY21) to 4.5x (FY25). Tax revenue fell to 6.8% of GDP in FY25. IMF identifies low revenue mobilisation as key vulnerability.
City Group plans Tk 1,500cr capital market fundraising (IPO, bonds, Sukuk) to cut reliance on Tk 25,000cr bank debt. LankaBangla Investments to structure deal over 12-18 months.
Bangladesh gross forex reserves rise to $37.11 billion (BPM6: $32.31 billion) as of August 13, 2026. Continued recovery from 2023 trough. 6-7 months import cover above IMF benchmark.
Extreme heat costs Bangladesh informal workers Tk 77,000 crore ($6.6B, 1.4% of GDP) annually, per IIED-OKUP study. Outdoor workers lose 23.7 days/year, indoor 13.5 days. Dr Fahmida Khatun calls for enforceable heat labour standards.
A Strategic Conclave of Dutch-Bangla Bank with the Rajshahi and Rangpur Regions was held at a local hotel in Bogura on October 16, 2026 in honour of regional managers and clients.
Brent crude has touched $110 a barrel for the first time since May amid worries that escalating Middle East tensions could further tighten supplies. Brent settled 3.7% higher at $109.86 on Friday.
Bangladesh feels the pinch of growing external borrowing as pressure builds up on its foreign-exchange buffers from incremental debt-service payouts. Interest payments have more than tripled and principal payback nearly doubled over the past five years.
Indonesia's benchmark stock index closed down 11.57%, its biggest single-day drop since January 1998, as MSCI prepares to expel the country from global indexes — a wake-up call for emerging markets.