debt

PDB owes Tk33,109cr to power companies
Energy

PDB owes Tk33,109cr to power companies

As of last April, PDB owes Tk10,391.43 crore to government power generation and transmission companies and Tk15,002.43 crore to private companies. Additionally, it owes Tk2,417.64 crore to power...

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Economy

Inflation, debt, fiscal constraints heighten Bangladesh’s economic concerns

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Economy

The fiscal and financial risks of a high-debt, slow-growth world

Many lower-income countries like India have resorted to issuing domestic debts to meet their financing needs – often without reporting these instruments. Photo: Bloomberg
Thoughts

Tackling the world’s hidden-debt problem

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Panorama

Conditional foreign loans, debt and development of Bangladesh

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in honor of labor unions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
World+Biz

Courting young voters, Biden announces new student debt relief

Sea Pearl to convert Tk120cr debt into shares for ICB
Stocks

Sea Pearl to convert Tk120cr debt into shares for ICB

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. File Photo: Collected
Economy

Per capita debt is around $365, finance minister tells JS

A view of the financial district in London, Britain. September 23, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Matthew Childs
Global Economy

As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?

Economist Zahid Hussain. Illustration: TBS
Analysis

Low cost debt is passé

A customer browses products inside a Naturalia organic foods grocery store operated by Casino Group, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, July 30, 2020. File Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Global Economy

Fall of the zombies? Why corporate failures could surge in 2024

Surging US debt-GDP ratio and repeated showdowns over government borrowing caps are among the key factors threatening dollar’s global sway. Illustration: Investing.com
World+Biz

How global currencies end

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World+Biz

Higher-for-longer mantra starts to weigh on emerging debt