Next budget Tk 7.46t, GDP growth target set at 7.5pc Resource mobilisation from both internal and external sources remains a key challenge for the government to finance a big new budget outlined Tuesday apace with Bangladesh’s aspired economic growth, economists and finance officials say.Keeping such challenges in mind and next
Read MoreNext budget size likely Tk 7.5t With sights set on the upcoming general election, the government may target a larger annual budget for the next fiscal year as a coordination council on fiscal and monetary matters, and currency exchange sits Tuesday. Officials said the meeting might set a preliminary size
Read MoreExport of services earning substantial forex Bangladesh’s services sector sustains increased export earnings even during this global economic crisis as it posted 6.12-percent growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal, official data show, driven by technology. The country received US$2.01 billion from services export during the July-September period
Read MoreGovt. aims to increase money supply to 16.5pc in next two fiscals The government has fixed a target to increase the money supply to 16.5 per cent from the existing 15.6 per cent in the next two fiscals.As per a government document, in 2022-23 fiscal, the rate of the money
Read MoreBangladesh seeks Saudi support to meet energy demand State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh needs “brotherly support” from Saudi Arabia to fulfil its energy demands amid the global oil crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war. He made the remark while Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Bangladesh
Read More