Bangladesh Economy in FY2016-17 June 2017 Interim Review of Macroeconomic Performance

Abstract

This report has picked up three major issues of the economy from the perspective of investment and employment generation. These broad areas are: (i) growth and structural transformation; (ii) external sector with focus on exports and remittances; and (iii) sources of finance by looking into banking sector and capital market. These issues are discussed in four sections which are titled as follows: 1. Whither Macroeconomic Management, 2. Emerging Global Scenario and Challenges for External Sector Management, 3. Banking Sector: A Growing Malignancy in the Economy, 4. Capital Market at Bay