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    Bangladesh Faces Economic Challenges Amid Recovery Prospects

    Washington, April 9 – The World Bank says that Bangladesh’s economy is expected to experience a gradual recovery after a period of slowdown, supported by improving domestic demand and stabilizing conditions.Growth is projected at 3.9 per cent in the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting the impact...
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    Reform Efforts Needed as India Navigates West Asia Crisis

    New Delhi, March 28 – Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Saturday that, given the considerable impact of the West Asia conflict on India’s economy, the country should leverage the fallout to redouble its recent reform efforts to enhance India’s competitiveness and preparedness...
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    Structural Issues Limit Pakistan's Economic Progress

    New Delhi, March 24 – The decision to enter another IMF funding arrangement has been a subject of ongoing debate in Pakistan, as the country has already turned to the multilateral lending institution as many as 24 times for bailout packages to address its macroeconomic vulnerabilities...
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    Foreign Exchange Reserves: India's Performance in April-December 2025

    Mumbai, March 2 The country's foreign exchange reserves, in nominal terms, including valuation effects, increased by USD 19.4 billion during April-December 2025, compared to a depletion of USD 10.7 billion in April-December 2024, according to RBI data.On a balance of payments basis, excluding...
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    India's Current Account Deficit Increases Amid Trade Gap

    Mumbai, March 2 India's current account deficit (CAD) increased to USD 13.2 billion, or 1.3 per cent of GDP, in the December quarter, compared to USD 11.3 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in the previous year, mainly due to a larger trade deficit, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of...
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    Pakistan's EFF Review Discussions Scheduled with IMF

    Washington, February 19 – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will travel to Islamabad from February 25 to hold discussions on Pakistan’s economic reform program under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the Fund said on Thursday.“We do have a staff team that is expected to visit...
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