Govt targets inflation 6.5pc, economists doubt
The government has set a target to limit inflation within 6.5 per cent in the financial year 2024鈥�25, although prices of food and non-food items keep rising over...
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GDP grows by 5.8pc in FY24聽amid economists鈥� doubt
The country鈥檚 gross domestic product grew by 5.82 per cent in the outgoing financial year, despite slower growth in the agriculture and...
Accelerated climate actions for V20 countries
A RECENT study has warned that rapid and forceful climate change is affecting the economy, GDP growth, livelihoods of common people and human health, with growing gender inequity in developing countries, particularly among the...
Authorities have issues to address to raise tax-to-GDP ratio
The government鈥檚 performance is tellingly poor when it comes to the tax-to-GDP ratio. The ratio has remained static at about 8 per cent, one of the lowest even in South Asia, for the past decade as proposals and initiatives for augmenting...
Taxation system needs reform to raise tax-GDP ratio: experts
Economists and professionals at a roundtable discussion on Sunday said that Bangladesh needed to increase its tax-GDP ratio, which was currently very low compared with that of neighbouring countries...
India鈥檚 poor will not be wished away
The late, sharp-witted economist Michael Mussa, my first boss at the International Monetary Fund, once told me that every statistic must pass the 鈥榮mell test.鈥� I recalled this sage advice recently when Indian authorities published the first driblets of a consumption survey...
IMF downgrades Bangladesh鈥檚 GDP growth projection
The International Monetary Fund again has revised downward the growth forecast of Bangladesh鈥檚 economy to 5.7 per cent for the current fiscal year of 2023-24....
GDP growth slows
The country鈥檚 growth in gross domestic product during the second quarter of the current financial year grew at a slower pace than in the past two...
