Government authorities have identified 19 of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are posing a "very high financial risk" with a combined  liability burden of  Tk 2.2238 trillion. A recent assessment by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has dug out the downside of the public-sector corpor

Economic growth in Bangladesh slows as inflation inflates household and governmental consumption expenses and deflates the volumes of goods and services consumed, just-past fiscal year's available accounts show such domino effect of price rises. Provisional estimates prepared by Bangladesh Bureau

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has begun the process of rebasing the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a major statistical overhaul aimed at capturing the rapidly evolving economy by incorporating new sectors, updating  economic weights, and aligning national accounts wi

Bangladesh's gross national savings (GNS) are projected to decline to 26.93 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the outgoing fiscal year-hitting a five-year low, The latest savings figure collated by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) marks a decline of 0.74-percentage points from

A big financing programme aimed at small businesses could unlock a long-neglected segment of the economy. But success will depend on institutions venturing into unfamiliar or neglected territory. For years, micro or small or medium scale entrepreneurs across the country have encountered a familiar

Bangladesh's real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system achieved a major milestone in 2025, processing more than one million transactions a month on average for the first time since its launch a decade ago. The volume of transactions demonstrates stronger economic activity and the growing adoption o

Bangladesh's overall price level has risen by almost 70 per cent over the past decade ending FY 2025-26, according to the latest GDP deflator data, underscoring the extent of economy-wide inflation and its impact on growth, incomes and purchasing power. The GDP deflator stood at 169.72 in FY26 (pr

Government liabilities arising from guarantees and counter-guarantees issued for loans taken by state-owned enterprises (SoEs) have declined to just over Tk 1.03 trillion as of June 2026. The latest development reflects substantial repayments by several public-sector entities and a slowdown in new