The government has projected its expenditure to remain at 17 per cent of the GDP in the next two fiscal years defying the adverse impact of coronavirus, although the pandemic pulled down the rate slightly. In the current 2021-22 fiscal, the government expenditure has been set at 17.3 per cent of
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Rebased GDP increases per capita income by almost 16pc
Bangladesh's per capita income has increased to $2554 (USD) from $2227, a jump of nearly 16 percent, thanks to a new base year for calculating the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The government recently finalized 2015-16 as the new base year to calculate (GDP). All national accounts will from now on
ADB pegs Bangladesh’s GDP at 6.8pc this fiscal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Bangladesh's growth forecast for the current fiscal amid fears of a third wave of the Covid pandemic. In its latest report, the regional lender has pegged Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.8 percent in the current fiscal. GDP is a monetary measure of
Per capita income in Bangladesh rises to US$ 2,227
The country's per capita income has increased to US$ 2,227 (Tk 188,873) from US$ 2,064. Planning Minister MA Mannan revealed the statistics in a virtual Cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam while briefing reporters after the meeting. The Prime