Bangladesh Economic Update, April 2011

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-06-27T21:00:16Z
dc.date2017-06-27T21:00:16Z
dc.date2011-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:13:41Z
dc.descriptionThe outlook for FY2011 has changed since the last macroeconomic update in October 2010.1 While gross development product (GDP) growths is still projected to be around 6.2 percent in FY11, inflationary pressures have strengthened and the external position has weakened. Rising energy and food subsidies are placing a strain on the budget, but higher-than-anticipated revenues and lower-than-budgeted Annual Development Program expenditures leave sufficient fiscal space for the government to react to these pressures. Progress on reforms is mixed, with advances made on Value Added Tax reforms, efforts to tighten liquidity and setting up a framework for public-private partnership projects. Developments on telecommunication policy, the Anticorruption Commission, and policy responses to stock market volatility are a cause for concern. The growth outlook for FY12 remains good but there are risks that need to be contained. Short-term risks include rising food and fuel prices, deteriorating remittances, an increased reserve drawdown, a growing quasi-fiscal deficit, stock market volatility and its potential impact on the banking sector. Long-term risks include the inability to sufficiently alleviate power shortages, raise public investment, and remove bottlenecks for private investment.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/771981468006879176/Bangladesh-economic-update
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27405
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27405
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416291
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBASIS POINTS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBROAD MONEY
dc.subjectBUDGET DEFICIT
dc.subjectBUDGETARY ALLOCATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCASH RESERVE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIT GROWTH
dc.subjectCREDIT SOURCE
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS
dc.subjectDATES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT CREDITS
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectFAIR
dc.subjectFAIR PRICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ACCOUNT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD FOR WORK
dc.subjectFOOD GRAINS
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDY
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFORMAL BANKING
dc.subjectFROZEN FOOD
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGOOD FAITH
dc.subjectGRAIN PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYPOTHECATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION INDEX
dc.subjectINFLATIONARY PRESSURES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE CAP
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectISSUANCE
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL MARKET
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMERCHANT
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMONEY GROWTH
dc.subjectMONEY TRANSFER
dc.subjectMUTUAL FUND
dc.subjectNONPERFORMING LOANS
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOVERDRAFT
dc.subjectOVERDRAFT LOANS
dc.subjectPHONE NETWORK
dc.subjectPLEDGES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSES
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASE
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE TRENDS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC STOCK
dc.subjectPUBLIC STOCKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectRATES OF INTEREST
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREGULATOR
dc.subjectREGULATORS
dc.subjectREGULATORY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectREPAYMENT PERIOD
dc.subjectREPO
dc.subjectREPO RATE
dc.subjectREPO RATES
dc.subjectRESERVE
dc.subjectRESERVE REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectRESERVES
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOVEREIGN DEBT
dc.subjectSTOCK EXCHANGE
dc.subjectSTOCK INDEX
dc.subjectSTOCK MARKET
dc.subjectSTOCK MARKET VOLATILITY
dc.subjectSTOCK PRICE
dc.subjectSTOCK TRADING
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUP
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleBangladesh Economic Update, April 2011
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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