Economy
Modi captivates Facebook Townhall
Enjoy the salient features of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Facebook Townhall.
28 September 2015
ADB forecasts 6.7pc GDP growth
Bangladesh economy is expected to perform strongly this year, according to the latest figures from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
22 September 2015
Making of manpower in a market economy
The reason many people do not like a market economy lies in the acid test of harsh competition. To them, the market economy is a story of losing jobs by being made redundant in the workplace.
15 September 2015
India's economic growth slows to 7%
India's economy grew at an annual rate of 7% between April and June, official figures have shown.
31 August 2015
Is the Renminbi ready to go global?
Pressure from the IMF suggests that, with time China will indeed move towards a more open capital market. But that creates other challenges for Asia's largest economy.
30 August 2015
Asia stocks slump as China falls gather pace
Asian stocks slumped to three-year lows as a slump in Chinese equities gathered pace, hastening an exodus from riskier assets as fears of a China-led global economic slowdown churned world markets.
24 August 2015
China factory data fuels slowdown fears
Latest data suggests factory activity in China shrank at its fastest pace in more than six years in August.
21 August 2015
Financing Sustainability: Pathways to Scale
Our global and complex economy does many things well, but achieving equitable and sustainable outcomes, or in other words 'sustainable development', has not been one of its strengths.
26 July 2015
Greek parliament passes second crucial bailout bill
Greece's parliament on Thursday passed legislation on a second batch of reforms needed to help unlock a huge international bailout for the country's stricken economy.
23 July 2015
Graft undercuts economic growth
The Finance Minister's estimate that widespread graft takes 2 to 3 percent off the economy has serious implications for the country's development.
10 July 2015
Analysis: Getting ready to become a middle-income country
The other challenge we will face is how to keep rising inequality in check and how to make basic services accessible to the poor. It will need proper policy, institutions and financing.
2 July 2015
Record $15.30bn remittance in FY 2014-15
Bangladesh received record $15.3 billion in remittance from expatriates working abroad in the last fiscal year.
2 July 2015
Budget financing biggest challenge says CPD
Financing the 2015-16 fiscal budget will be its biggest challenge, CPD says placing doubts on whether the revenue target can be met.
5 June 2015
Bangladesh to reduce fuel prices to benefit consumers
Government will cut fuel prices in next budget to pass on benefits of the huge fall in its prices in international markets to consumers.
25 May 2015
Hurdles to investment
One of the key determinants behind this growth rate has been the accumulation of capital (i.e., investment). The regulatory environment for business in a country can have a direct impact on this...
19 May 2015
First year of Modi government: Demand up, income growth flat, research reveals
As the Modi government in India braces the one year milestone, its report card from the consumption and consumer sentiment point of view reveals a mixed picture
18 May 2015
GDP swells, per capita income raises to $1,314
Bangladesh’s economy increases by 6.51 percent in the first current fiscal year, up from 6.1 percent last year.
14 May 2015
Redefining goals of the upcoming budget
THIS is the time of the year that draws the attention of most people on economic and financial matters. The Finance Ministry and the National
12 April 2015
DFID top official in Dhaka
Mark Lowcock, UK Permanent Secretary for Department for International Development (DFID), arrives in Dhaka on a two-day official visit
15 March 2015
Bangladesh’s economy to grow by 6pc: IMF
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today forecast that Bangladesh’s economy will grow by 6 percent in the current fiscal year, down from the government’s target of 7.3 percent and World Bank’s 6.2 percent.
10 March 2015