Those who do not understand the economy are saying that the country's economy is not good: Finance Minister

Personal Correspondent:

Today (August 31), Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said after the courtesy meeting of the US-Bangladesh Business Council at the Secretariat, that the economy of Bangladesh is doing very well, even though the economy is under various pressures all over the world. Those who don't understand economics, only they say that the country's economy is not good.

Mustafa Kamal said, said, when the responsibility came to us, the country's inflation was 12.2 percent. Then inflation was around 9 percent most of the time; Otherwise was 7.5 percent. Who said the economy of Bangladesh is going bad? Although the whole world is under various pressures, the economy of Bangladesh is doing quite well. And the bad state of the economy is only due to the global financial situation. Earlier, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal held a meeting with the representatives of the US-Bangladesh Business Council.

Finance Minister said about the meeting, each of them works with different sectors. Some of them work with electricity and fuel, some with agriculture, and some with other issues. They offered investment from their respective places. They want to invest in what they call Bangladesh's ninth largest consumer market country. They have shown interest in agriculture, energy and service sectors.

He said, they said, we want to invest, give business opportunities. So they want some tax benefits. In this context, we have said, there are many things already. Need to sit with NBR for new facilities. They are mainly interested in agriculture and service sector. They have asked for digital payment support.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said that they have shown interest in investing in Bangladesh because they have confidence in the government. I hope that the investment of the United States will increase with the country.