GDP

Bangladesh is set to overtake India in terms of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020-21, reports BSS. According to International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, India’s per capita GDP is likely...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projects India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will slow to 4.0% in fiscal year (FY) 2020 ending on 31 March 2021 due to a weak global environment and continued efforts to contain...

Bangladesh has topped in the world in achieving the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the last 10 years since 2009, according to the recently released “Spectator Index-2019.” The cabinet meeting today discussed the matter with Prime...

Fisheries are one of the fastest growing sectors in Bangladesh, making a significant contribution to the country’s GDP in recent years. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) recently claimed that Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production, with an annual production of 4.134 million tons, in response to the annual demand of 4.05 million tons. This is...

The GDP growth and per capita income for FY2017 are slightly higher than previous estimates. Bangladesh’s economic growth accelerated to 7.28 percent in the year to June 30, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said at a...

News Hour: The seven member countries of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) today launched the SASEC Vision, a new strategic roadmap to guide the subregion’s development through 2025. The SASEC Vision was announced at...

News Hour: Digital technology that promotes financial inclusion can increase GDP by as much as 6% for economies in Southeast Asia, according to a new report Accelerating Financial Inclusion in Southeast Asia with Digital Finance. The...

News Hour: Kenya’s economy is projected to grow at 5.9 percent in 2016 up from 5.6 percent in 2015 according to the World Bank’s Kenya Economic Update (KEU) released in Nairobi today. “We are happy that...

News Hour: Despite a pick-up in domestic consumption, GDP growth slowed in Q1 because of slower inventory build-up, according to the July edition of the World Bank’s Turkey Regular Economic Brief*, issued today in Ankara. The...