Middle income status

BB governor for 8pc GDP growth

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday underscored the need for attaining over 8 per cent GDP growth as early as possible to take the country to the middle income status by 2021, reports BSS.

“We have targeted 7.4 per cent GDP growth in the current 2017-18 financial year. We will have to take this to over 8 per cent within a short time,” he said while addressing as chief guest the inaugural session of a training workshop for journalists at BB headquarters in the city.

BB and Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) jointly organised the daylong workshop on “Exchange Rate Regimes: Overview and Policy Issues”.

Middle income status

BB governor for 8pc GDP growth

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir yesterday underscored the need for attaining over 8 per cent GDP growth as early as possible to take the country to the middle income status by 2021, reports BSS. We have targeted 7.4 per cent GDP growth in the current 2017-18 financial year. We will have to take this to over 8 per cent within a short time, he said while addressing as chief guest the inaugural session of a training workshop for journalists at BB headquarters in the city. BB and Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) jointly organised the daylong workshop on Exchange Rate Regimes: Overview and Policy Issues.