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Amid price spike, inflation target set at 5.6pc for new fiscal

Bangladesh is targeting an average inflation rate of 5.6 per cent in the coming fiscal year. There has been a recent spike in prices, mainly due to external factors, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said in his budget speech in...

GDP growth target set at 7.5pc in FY23

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ADB approves $250m loan for Bangladesh social resilience programme

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a $250...

Kamal places budget of Tk 6.78 trillion for FY23

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has unveiled the upcoming 2022-23...

Cabinet approves national budget for FY23

The Cabinet at a special meeting on Thursday approved the...

'Impose more taxes on luxury items to save forex reserves'

Bangladesh needs to be careful about imports and should impose...

Taka gains against dollar after serial depreciation

A turnaround comes as the Bangladesh taka gained 50 paisa...

Taxation recast can ‘cut income inequality’

Income inequality in Bangladesh goes gaping to worst level after...

Budget for FY '23 today: Protecting poor, reviving growth top targets

Helping out marginalised people from price surges and economic-growth rebound...

Bangladesh starts collecting extra $1.5b as budgetary support, says PM

The government has started a process to collect an additional...

Kamal likely to place Tk 6.78 trillion budget for FY23 Thursday

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is likely to place a...

Finland keen to support Bangladesh’s sustainable development

Finland is keen to cooperate with Bangladesh in the field...

'Controlling inflation important during post-Covid recovery'

The Brac University Economics Club (BUEC) organised a technical workshop...

Defaulted loans: NBFIs asked not to write off until settlement

The central bank asks non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) not to...

Consumption squeezes under price pressures

Consumption pattern of middle-to lower-income groups has changed significantly under...

Challenges lie in cutting inflation-fuelled woes

An estimated Tk 6.78 trillion worth of expansionary budget is...

Taka depreciates further by 5.0 paisa against USD

The local currency depreciated further on Tuesday against the US...

Finance minister set to unveil Tk 6.80t national budget for FY23 on Thursday

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to place the...

SANEM’s Selim Raihan wants govt to rethink mega projects

Dr Selim Raihan, the executive director of the South Asian...

Cut out-of-pocket health cost, speakers tell pre-budget dialogue

Health sector allocations in the national budget must aim to...

One USD now costs Tk 91.95

The local currency depreciated further significantly on Monday against the...

'Out-of-pocket health expenditure must be reduced'

Speakers at a pre-budget dialogue organised by Bangladesh Health Watch...

BDT weakens further against USD

The exchange rate of the Bangladesh Taka (BDT) has again...

Economist Zahid Hussain suggests a shift from conventional deficit budget

Economist Dr Zahid Hussain has suggested the government design an...

Amid price spike, inflation target set at 5.6pc for new fiscal

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