July-Dec MPS set to be unveiled today
The Standing Lending Facility (SLF) rate and the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate have been kept at 11.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively
It has been kept unchanged at 10 percent since October 2024
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lowered its private sector credit growth target to 6.8 percent by the end of December this year, against the backdrop of sluggish demand
Bangladesh Bank’s Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for July-December 2026 arrives at a difficult moment for the economy
The government and BB have also rolled out reform measures to stabilise the economy
Monetary policy affects inflation through several channels
The stance remains contractionary, with the central bank adding targeted credit stimulus rather than broad-based rate easing
Economists question whether monetary tightening can succeed while the central bank continues to inject funds into banks
The Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) own inflation model is running well ahead of its own expectations, projecting price growth near 9 percent through mid-2027, even as its official ceiling…
