BB to open interest rate to market fully
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to abandon its SMART rate policy of determining lending rate and shift to market-based approach as per an International Monetary Fund鈥檚 proposal...
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Govt鈥檚 bank borrowing to remain high in FY25
The government is going to narrow down the budget deficit in the new budget to appease the International Monetary Fund, but that will not help in cutting its...
Govt must set power policy right to reduce subsidy
THE government mulling over an increase in power price four times a year for the next three years to reduce subsidy is unacceptable and an injustice to consumers. Power Division officials are reported to have proposed the increase to a visiting International Monetary Fund mission that has...
IMF insists on power tariff hike
The visiting International Monetary Fund mission on Thursday asked the government to increase power tariffs to clear arrears and reduce...
Bangladesh鈥檚 financial account not performing well: IMF
The financial account of Bangladesh is not performing very well, said Krishna Srinivasan, the director of the Asia and Pacific department of the International Monetary Fund, during a virtual briefing from Singapore on Tuesday...
IMF advises BB to disclose full report on banks鈥� health
The visiting International Monetary Fund delegation advised Bangladesh Bank to disclose detailed and complete information regarding bad and risky loans fin the...
IMF for NBR reforms, abolishing tax waivers聽
The visiting International Monetary Fund mission on Sunday recommended around half a dozen measures, including administrative reform in the...
IMF criticises forced bank mergers
The visiting International Monetary Fund mission on Thursday observed that the international practice should be followed in implementing the merger and...
IMF concerned over delay
The visiting International Monetary Fund mission has expressed concern over delays in introducing the proposed crawling peg for determining the exchange rate...
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...
Bangladesh needs more flexible exchange rate: IMF
The International Monetary Fund has said that Bangladesh should adopt polices to create more flexible exchange rate regimes to build up its forex reserves...
Govt hopeful of IMF tranche despite lower forex reserves
An International Monetary Fund mission will arrive in the capital next week to review targets, including the underachieved forex reserves, regarding its $4.7 billion loan programme...
Bangladesh's gross forex reserve dips to $19.89b
The gross foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh, according to the International Monetary Fund guidelines, dropped to $19.89 billion again on Wednesday.
Economic headwinds put financial stability at risk
The country has been mired in a prolonged economic crisis due to a lack of reform, leading to decade-high inflation and a persistent shortage of dollars over the past two years. The economic challenges exacerbated by the conflict between...
IMF lifts global growth forecast but signals pessimism over medium term
The IMF has raised its outlook for the global聽economy聽this year, while maintaining a gloomy forecast over the medium term, according to fresh data published Tuesday...
