There is considerable hype on social media about a big turnaround in the balance of payments (BoP) under the interim government. As evidence, numbers with varying degrees of accuracy are cited on the build-up of foreign reserves and the associated ...

Highlights: Bangladesh growth slows sharply; poverty, unemployment, inflation rising Iran war threatens Bangladesh energy security and macroeconomic stability Priority reforms: fiscal stability, balance of payments sustainability, banking recovery Raise tax revenues to 10% GDP; reform state-owned enterprises Cut energy subsidies; ...

Nations do not fail overnight. Nor do they fail because of fate, geography, or some imagined civilizational curse. They fail slowly; when the institutions meant to safeguard the public interest are captured, hollowed out, and repurposed to serve the ambitions ...

Bangladesh was not alone in reaching a trade agreement with the United States (US) under what can only be described as asymmetrical reciprocity. The governing principle of the US-Bangladesh Reciprocal Trade Agreement is clear: access to the world's largest single-country market ...

Research suggests it may not be as simple as that Around the world, corruption is a persistent drain on public resources. In some countries, it slows services and breeds inefficiency; in others, it erodes institutions and, at its extreme, undermines ...