## Bangladesh: 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 8, 2017_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 8, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484303207.002

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### Macroeconomic assessment and drivers of performance
- Steady monetary policy management and fiscal discipline have supported macroeconomic stability.
- The economy benefited from:
  - favorable external demand,
  - high remittances,
  - low commodity prices.
- Outcomes reported:
  - strong output growth,
  - falling inflation,
  - moderate public debt,
  - a rebuilding of external resilience.

### Near-term projection
- In fiscal year 2017, output growth is expected to remain close to 7 percent.

### Medium-term prospects and requirements
- Maintaining output growth of about 7 percent a year over the medium term would require:
  - increased public and private investment,
  - reforms to support capital market development,
  - improved investment efficiency.

### Key subjects and thematic focus
- Banking, Capital markets, Commercial banks, Credit, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Monetary base, Money, Public debt

*Bangladesh: 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report*

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