“The Bangladesh economy cannot grow with a tightly clenched monetary fist,” the DCCI observed. The chamber pointed out that broad money (M2) growth rose from 7% in June 2025 to 9.6% by December 2025, ...

Businesses have been pressuring the central bank to reduce the policy rate, arguing that high interest rates have made borrowing costly and constrained business operations ...

After more than a year of tight monetary policy, inflation remains stubbornly high in Bangladesh, raising hard questions ...

As businesses struggle with weak banking confidence, stalled investment, and high interest rates, Bangladesh Bank is set to announce its monetary policy for the second half of the fiscal year (January ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday announced the monetary policy for the January-June period of the current fiscal year, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 10% as inflation remains well above the target ...

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Monday expressed deep concern over the central bank's continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that prolonged tightening is ...

The announcement comes as the IMF advises Bangladesh not to reduce the policy interest rate until inflation falls below 7 ...

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