The downtrend in Bangladesh’s private sector credit growth started from the very beginning of FY19. Moreover, the anticipation of impending single digit lending rate cap further weakened the private sector credit growth rate at the beginning of CY20....

If remittances drop 20% who is exposed in emerging and frontier markets?

Bangladesh Bank (BB), the central bank has announced the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the full fiscal year 2021 with a reduction in policy rates. The Repo rate has been reduced by 50bps and reverse repo by 75bps. Besides, after 17 years the ba...

Glaxow BD to become Unilever Consumer Care after the transfer of 9.88mn shares. Horlicks is the absolute market leader in the BDT4.1bn health food drinks (HFD) industry attaining 92% market share. On the other hand, GSK group will continue to market...

For manufacturing activities not easily replaced by automation or 3D printing, which countries win share from China? Low wages and scale matter most in this segment: We plot wage curve up to China in countries with over 40mn population. Labour flexib...

DOES CORRUPTION BOTHER YOU? Bangladesh: The use of anti-corruption as a means to persecute and weaken those politicians sitting in the opposition precedes the post-2009 era of the de facto one-party state under the Awami League (ie the Bangladesh Nat...