Bangladesh: 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund

No 2010/055, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that Bangladesh’s external position strengthened considerably in FY2009 and the first four months of FY2010. Strong remittances, resilient exports, and weak imports caused the current account of the balance of payments to record a surplus of almost 3 percent of GDP in FY2009, up from less than 1 percent of GDP in FY2008. Amid continued uncertainty about the strength of the global recovery, Bangladesh’s growth momentum is likely to remain somewhat subdued in the near term yet inflation seems set to increase.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; debt; ratio; real GDP; current account; asset price inflation; AsDB project; AsDB's financing partner; creating flow; monetary policy objective; Commercial banks; Credit; Inflation; Global; South Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2010-02-25
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