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Strict market control should be policy priority

UNPRECEDENTED inflation rate in a few years has eroded people’s purchasing power, leading to a decrease in food and health spending. After the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime, inflation eased in August but remained at over 10 per cent, as prices of goods and services continued to skyrocket. In an effort to contain prices, the interim government...

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Data tweak plagues BBS credibility

In July 2017, then planning minister Mustafa Kamal introduced the quarterly release of inflation data replacing the traditional and the best international practice of monthly update.

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World stocks rally

Asian and European stocks markets rallied Thursday, with a record high in Frankfurt, after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest-rate cut and pledged further reductions as inflation cools...

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Tk 60,000cr printed money blamed for high inflation

Finance, commerce and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that release of printing money worth around Tk 60,000 crore by the ousted government was the major bar to bringing down the runaway inflation...

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Eurozone inflation falls to 3-yr low in Aug

Eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years this month thanks to falling energy costs, official data showed on Friday, raising expectations of a European...

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BB hikes repo rate to contain inflation

The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday increased the policy rate by 50 basis points to 9 per cent with the aim of tightening money supply to control inflation...

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White Paper to be made in 90 days

The interim government has decided to prepare a white paper focusing on public finance, inflation, external balance, energy and power, private investment and employment in the country...

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Net NSC sales dip in FY24

The net sales of national savings certificates further plunged in the 2023-24 financial year compared with that in the previous financial year due to high inflation and...

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Argentine monthly inflation reaches low of 4pc

Monthly inflation in Argentina came in at 4 per cent in July, the lowest in 2.5 years even as the annual figure remained one of the highest in the world, the INDEC statistics...

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BB governor vows to make money launderers suffer

Bangladesh Bank’s newly appointed governor, Ahsan H Mansur, on Wednesday vowed to make money launderers suffer and said that combined efforts were needed to recover laundered money...

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US consumer inflation sees smallest annual rise since 2021

US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates...

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Govt to go tough on extortionists, market manipulators

The interim government is going to enhance surveillances to curb market manipulation to check inflation prevailing over a decade high for almost the past two years much to the hardship of fixed and low income groups...

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Global stocks diverge, as oil prices cool

Europe’s main stock markets fell Tuesday after gains in Asia, as attention turned to economic data and its impact on the outlook for interest rates...

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Containing food inflation must be high on agenda

A SLIGHT decrease in prices, largely because of an improved supply and a halt in extortion on highways and at markets, comes as a relief amidst the food inflation that has pushed the poor and low-income people into a tight spot. Prices of vegetables decreased by Tk 10–20 a kilogram in the capital on August 9 while prices of chicken and eggs also decreased...

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Finance div prepares economic report for finance adviser

The Finance Division has prepared an update about the economy highlighting the prevailing high inflation and falling forex reserves to submit to the finance adviser of the newly formed interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus...

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Turkish inflation falls to 61.78pc in July

Turkey’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply in July to 61.78 per cent, official data showed on Monday, as the country battles a cost-of-living crisis...

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July-Dec MPS unlikely to check inflation: experts

The July-December monetary policy statement declared by the Bangladesh Bank is unlikely to be effective in reducing inflation at the desired level as almost all measures, including the policy rate, has been kept unchanged, experts said...

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