Dhaka May 2, 2025, 9:49 am
Earlier, expatriates were needed to count a maximum $2 fee for sending remittance to the country
It has also called upon the lender to be consistent with its own policy against corruption and money laundering
He said this while speaking at 'ERF's Dialogue' as the chief guest, organized by the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF), at its auditorium in the capital today
There needs to be a system so that Bangladesh understands what is happening out there and it is necessary to create a basis to get benefitted from the blue economy
Bangladesh’s current debt with the International Monetary Fund is $460 million while its deposit stands at $1.65 billion, according to an IMF report
13 lakh more tonnes paddy likely to be produced this season. Total production may hit 1.63cr tonnes
The IMF team made the suggestion at two separate meetings with Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division Md Mahbubur Rahman and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman ABM Azad at the secretariat on Th
The newly added firms are LNG Japan Corporation, Japan; Socar Trading UK Ltd.; POSCO International Corporation, Korea; Qatar Energy Trading LLC; Inpex Corporation, Japan; Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte Ltd. Singapore; P
The banks are struggling to make the payments with allegedly ‘poor remittance’ and import earnings
The estimated value will be Tk 8,000 crore if it is counted at Tk 11 at consumer level
They also wanted to know about the overall electricity situation in the country. They have been given a comprehensive response on these matters
The IMF team also trained BBS officials on utilizing some tools for calculating GDP
Commerce Ministry’s Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh is expected to lead his ministry. Besides, on the same day, another meeting with the Power Division is scheduled to be held. That meeting will be led by Secretary to Powe
IMF has also expressed concerns over suspicious transactions and money laundering
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine this February, the country’s major export market EU started pulling their work orders back because of their perilous economic states, pushing Bangladesh’s apparel exports to fall
Bangladesh continues to face severe and increasing climate risks, despite significant gains in reducing the human toll from climate disasters
Bond market development, risk management and control, compliance infrastructure and enforcement measures in the market will also be discussed in the meeting
It envisages unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, sickness insurance and employment injury Insurance, which is focused on the country’s factory workers
As per IMF suggestions, the central bank must follow the standard where spending for export development fund (EDF), loan to Sri Lanka and financing domestic projects from reserves must be excluded
The government has been trying its best to reduce the Non Performing Loans in the country as well as boosting the foreign currency reserve
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