In the banking sector, the IMF wants the government to ensure the autonomy of the central bank, to classify loans as non-performing after 90 days of failure to repay, and to allow the exchange rates as well as the interest rates to be flexible and market determined. The IMF also wants BB to revise its method of calculating the forex reserve.
Economists use inflation data to predict the course of the economy and recommend policies that might move the economy towards the desired path. That begs the question, how reliable is Bangladesh’s inflation data and what’s behind the delays in releasing the time-sensitive data
The penetration of China into the Middle East has raised serious doubts about whether the US will be able to keep a firm grip on the region in the near future