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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Navigating the Anomalies in Fixed Deposit and Treasury Yield Rates in Bangladesh
30 Jun, 2024

Today I went to a leading commercial bank and inquired about long-term Fixed Deposit rates. They offer up to 3 years in ...

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