Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Chairman, Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI), delivered the ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ at the Inaugural Ceremony of the ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐, organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on 28โ29 October 2026.
In his keynote speech, titled โ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ-๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก,โ Dr. Sattar emphasised that Bangladesh cannot restore growth with a weakened banking system or control inflation through high interest rates alone.
He called for coordinated policy action to strengthen bank balance sheets, restore productive credit, ensure fiscal discipline and allow greater exchange-rate flexibility. He also highlighted the concept of โcompensated depreciationโโaligning exchange-rate adjustments with tariff reductionsโto help contain inflationary pressures, strengthen export competitiveness and reduce anti-export bias.
He concluded that sound banking, coherent macroeconomic policies and competitive exports must advance together to revive investment and achieve sustained economic growth.
