Bangladesh: Recent Economic Developments

March 6, 2000

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Bangladesh: Recent Economic Developments, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

Recent economic and financial developments in Bangladesh were greatly marked by the massive floods. Although the floods were an important contributing factor, a continuing slump in world export prices—together with the entrenched weaknesses in the management of the government-owned Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation—severely compressed profitability, undermined output performance, and increased the jute sector’s overdue bank loans. In the energy and power sector, the government’s reform efforts have focused on restoring the profitability of existing operations and encouraging private investment in power generation.

Subject: Agricultural commodities, Banking, Commercial banks, Commodities, Exports, Financial institutions, Imports, International trade, Loans

Keywords: Agricultural commodities, Bank rate, Commercial bank, Commercial banks, CR, East Asia, Exports, Gross investment, Imports, Interest rate, ISCR, Loans, Private sector, Rate of inflation, Short-term debt, Treasury bill, U.S. dollar, Unit price, Western Europe

Publication Details

Pages:

79
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2000/025
Stock No:

1BGDEA0012000
ISBN:

9781451979428
ISSN:

1934-7685

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