Macro Economic Update – October, 2025
Bangladesh is navigating a period of structural adjustment and recovery following years of economic mismanagement and data distortion in key macro indicators, including exports, NPL ratios, GDP, revenue collection, and inflation. These distortions have eroded fiscal credibility, triggered sovereign credit downgrades, and contributed to a liquidity crisis and weak private credit growth. Meanwhile, subsidy expenditures continue to rise—particularly in the power and agriculture sectors—further widening fiscal pressures and sustaining the twin deficits in the current and budget accounts
