An IMF spokesman in Washington said on Monday, “We look forward to working closely with President Dissanayake … to build on the hard-earned achievements that have put Sri Lanka on the path to economic recovery.” “I have helped.” “We will discuss with the new administration the timing of the third review of the IMF-supported program […]
Commenting on there being nothing new in the proposed budget, Salehuddin Ahmed said, “The budget has been presented in challenging times. But I don't see anything new in it. The figures from the previous budget have just been shuffled around. It is being said that the budget is contractionary, but if you look at the […]
The budget is not about speeches. It is a statement on medium-term macroeconomic policy. This statement is one of the many documents related to the budget. It mentions various challenges faced by the economy, such as a strict monetary and expenditure contractionary policy is being followed, in the hope that this will reduce inflation in […]
The central bank had in June asked four state-run banks to bring down default loans to within 12 per cent as part of their loan conditions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The banks are – Sonali Bank, Agrani Bank, Janata Bank and Rupali Bank. However, none of the banks have been able to bring […]
Earlier, IMF Executive Director Krishnamurthy V Subramanian held a meeting with Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali at the Secretariat on May 26. After the meeting, the minister quoted the IMF official as saying that Bangladesh is now on track and the third tranche will be disbursed by June. Earlier, Chris Papageorgiou, head of the […]
prothom hello , We see that the value of the dollar is increasing. Now the government has used the crawling peg system to devalue the taka. Many people say that this should have been done earlier. What do you say? Can this creeping peg measure make any difference now? Zahid Hussain There are questions about […]
IMF complacency: Relief or discomfort for Bangladesh?
Calculations have shown that if a country takes a $1 billion loan from China, it will have to pay an average of $100 million of principal per year for the next 10 years, excluding the grace period, while the World Bank says This is $33.3 million annually. , Talking about this, Zahid Hussain, former chief […]
As updated by the Finance Ministry, lenders provided a total of US$ 1.77 billion in FY 2022-23. The highest amount received as budget support was US$ 2.6 billion in FY 2021-22, up from US$ 1.09 billion in the previous fiscal year and US$ 1 billion in FY 2019-20. In the last fiscal year, Bangladesh has […]
Responding to a question about bank mergers, Chris Papageorgiou said that this initiative of Bangladesh Bank is needed because of the 61 banks of Bangladesh, some are very strong while others are not. The IMF team expressed satisfaction that Bangladesh has introduced the monthly fuel oil price adjustment system. Chris Papageorgiou commented, “The authorities have […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again recommended introducing flexible currency exchange rates in Bangladesh. In a virtual press briefing on Tuesday, IMF Asia and Pacific Department (APD) Director Krishna Srinivasan said Bangladesh has a fiscal account deficit and should introduce a flexible or market-based exchange rate to address it. Loss. The press conference […]
IMF wants 15 percent VAT in all sectors
In the meeting, the IMF wanted to know whether the Central Bank's inspection of the financial health of the banks is continuing or not. Clarification has also been sought as to whether the inspection reports are communicated to the customers or not. Besides, the IMF delegation suggested increasing the quality and number of inspections to […]
The fourth part of the Sixth Schedule of the Income Tax Act provides 10 years of tax exemption to 33 types of organizations in the manufacturing sector. Sectors in this list include active pharmaceutical ingredients and radiopharmaceuticals, agricultural equipment, automatic bricks, automobiles, barrier contraceptives and rubber latex, basic elements of electronics such as resistors, capacitors, […]
At the meeting, the Financial Institutions Division presented updates on defaulted loans and other parameters in four state-run banks, liquidity crisis in the banking sector, risk management, recapitalization in banks, foreign exchange crisis and introduction of laws regarding the financial sector. , When asked about the issue, former Bangladesh Bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed said, “What […]