BP Business Desk
The government’s continuous efforts helping the country in gain the better development position. Soon the country will emerge as developing economies in the world.
SM Moniruzzaman, Chairman of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) Executive Committee and Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank came up with the comment while speaking as chief guest at a discussion workshop on National Budget and Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 held at BIBM on Sunday.
Deputy Governor said, robust growth momentum continues in the Bangladesh economy with 8.13 percent real GDP growth estimated by BBS for FY19 against global growth projection averaging 4.1 percent for 2019 in emerging market and developing economies. The strong 8.13 percent FY19 real GDP growth was broad based across economic sectors, supported both by strong domestic demand and by external demand reflected in 10.5 percent export growth.
Md. Nazimuddin, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank and Director General of BIBM presided over the Program while Dr Md Aktaruzzaman, Executive Director (Research) of Bangladesh Bank presented Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20. A paper titled ‘National Budget 2019-20’ was presented in the workshop by Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib, Professor and Director (Training) of BIBM on behalf of research the team.
Md. Nehal Ahmed, Professor of BIBM delivered the welcome address. Dr Barkat-e-Khuda, Dr. Muzaffer Ahmed Chair Professor of BIBM and former professor of Dhaka University, Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Supernumerary Professor of BIBM and former managing director of Pubali Bank Limited; Yasin Ali, Former Supernumerary Professor of BIBM spoke among others at the event.
A good number of participant’s senior bank executives, academicians, faculty members, officers of BIBM participated in the workshop.
