Asian Economy: Overview, Growth and Development- Outlook for Bangladesh economy.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

While the third wave of Cov-Sars-3 in its new incarnation as Omicron has placed the Bangladesh economy in tenterhooks threatening to derail the economic recovery, forecasts are being made by multi-lateral institutions (MLI) that sound like sweet music to the ears of policy makers. Coming from institutions that are normally conservative about their estimates of Bangladesh economies growth prospects, the recent forecasts and estimates appear too good to be true. A quick look at these forecasts and estimates may reveal if these are serious exercises or mere speculation made in a generous mood to dispel the lingering worry that hangs over policy makers in Bangladesh as almost everywhere else. The most cheerful estimate about the growth of Bangladesh...