BD’s potential and performance has been recognized globally

Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya speaks to DOT : 
According to UN’s report on World Economic Situation and Prospects, Bangladesh will be the third fastest growing economy in the world in terms of achieving high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019. The report put Bangladesh only behind South Sudan and India. Bangladesh will expand at 7.4% this year, while India at 7.6%, and South Sudan to grow at a staggering rate of 8%, it said. “The economic outlook for South Asia is highly divergent across countries. There are some economies, including Bangladesh, Bhutan and India, where economic conditions are largely positive, with GDP growth projected to remain robust in the near term.
The UN in its report, published on Monday, said Bangladesh economy is also set to continue expanding at a fast pace in the near term, above 7% per year, amid strong fixed investment, vigorous private consumption and accommodative monetary policy.
In this regard, Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya spoke to Daily Our Time and he said that it is my immense pleasure to know that Bangladesh’s potential and performance has been recognized globally.
Dr Bhattacharya is a macroeconomist and public policy analyst, and currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka.
Interviewed by Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, Daily Our Time.