The Financial Express

Averting a great divergence during the pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic and the widespread lockdowns imposed in 2020 led to the worst peacetime global contraction since the Great Depression. The first half of 2020 saw record collapses in output and only a partial rebound in the second half...

Bangabandhu's finest hour

On March 1, 1971, I was watching an unofficial cricket...

New challenges and opportunities for export industries of Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been proudly celebrating fifty years of its Independence....

The tortuous journey to freedom

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had much doubt about the eventual...

Coups d'etat: The familiar tales we remember

The Myanmar envoy to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun,...

Big sale, big profit for consumers, what’s in there for sellers?

‘No’ is perhaps the most important, and certainly the most...

Bangladesh's rising middle class: Myths and realities

According to one Brookings study, the world witnessed an important...

BD external sector performance: A tale of multiple narratives

From the perspectives of turnaround, rebound and recovery, the Bangladesh...

Resolving non-performing loans incurred during Covid

Banking sectors all over the world are facing a common...

The poorest countries and debt vulnerabilities

Countries eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (IDA)-the...

Military coup in Myanmar and the Rohingyas

On February 1, the military in Myanmar overthrew the government...

Ibrahim Khalid will be remembered for his ideology

Veteran banker, Khandaker Ibrahim Khalid is no more. Although he...

Stemming the rot approaching Bangla

Few can imagine a French child and his mother speaking...

President Biden's thirty days in office

February 20, marks the first thirty days of the Biden...

Covid-19 stimulus packages and performance of the country's banking sector

Banks have a crucial role to play in implementing Covid-19...

Valerie Taylor and her CRP

Valerie Taylor's 77th birthday was on February 08. She was...

Structural factors and central bank credibility limit inflation

After ending last year with unexpectedly strong vaccine success and...

God's grandeur . . . and the promise of science

The wonders of science do not cease. Nasa has just...

Future of mobility and social business

I vividly remember one of my most memorable trips I...

Globalisation and deglobalisation

As the global economy stagnates and unravels, the current global...

How agro-based industries fare against the pre-pandemic level

Despite its healthy state in the early phase of the...

‘Sholka’ and ‘Shidol’, the disappearing traditional foods of Rangpur

Afra Anzum Rumpa, a lecturer at Prime University, was quite...

How e-government services can pay dividends

The ability to renew your passport or driver's license, pay...

Open-ended & closed-ended Mutual Funds: Which one to choose?

Mutual funds, being staid relatives of common shares, do not...

Averting a great divergence during the pandemic

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