Understanding Bangladesh's Recent Interest Rate Hikes: Impact on Borrowing Costs and Treasury Yields
26 Sep, 2024

Today central bank increased policy interest rate (repo rate) by 50 bps. Since taking charge of BB, Mr Ahsan Mansur has ...

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Banking Sector Consolidation in Bangladesh: Navigating Challenges and Future Prospects
03 Sep, 2024

Bangladesh has around 61 licensed commercial banks. That makes our banking sector one of the most fragmented in the worl...

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Reassessing State-Owned Enterprises in Bangladesh: Cash Management and Investment Practices
02 Sep, 2024

As a follow-up to this earlier post on government borrowing I now have some thoughts about State Owned Enterprises. Stat...

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Addressing Worker Unrest in Bangladesh: Balancing Wage Adjustments and Security Measures
01 Sep, 2024

Yesterday I spoke to an experienced finance professional working in the Pharmaceuticals industry to understand the worke...

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Strategies for Reducing Government Funding Costs: Insights for the Finance Ministry
25 Aug, 2024

A key role of the Finance Ministry is to fund the budget deficit. Within that role not only do they have to secure the f...

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