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Discussion Workshop on National Budget and Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 held at BIBM

Written by Manager

Wednesday 25th September 2019

Press Release

Dhaka, 22 September,2019

A Discussion Workshop on National Budget and Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 held at Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on September 22, 2019 in its auditorium. Dr. Md.Aktaruzzaman, Executive Director (Research) of Bangladesh Bank presented and explained Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20. A paper titled `National Budget-2019-20’ was presented in the workshop by Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib,  Professor and Director (Training) of BIBM on behalf of research the team. Presenters also took part in question-answering session. 
Md. Nazimuddin,     Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank and Director General of BIBM Chaired the Program.  The program was inaugurated by S.M. Moniruzzaman, Chairman of BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Md. Nehal Ahmed, Professor of BIBM delivered the welcome address. Mohammed Sohail Mustafa, Associate Professor of BIBM delivered vote of thanks.

S.M. Moniruzzaman, Chairman of BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank was present in the discussion workshop as the chief guest. Dr. Barkat-e-Khuda, Dr. Muzaffer Ahmed Chair Professor of BIBM & Former  Professor of Dhaka University; Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Supernumerary Professor of BIBM & Former Managing Director of Pubali Bank Limited; Yasin Ali, Former Supernumerary Professor of BIBM spoke among others at the event.

Deputy Governor said, robust growth momentum continues in the Bangladesh economy with 8.13 percent real GDP growth estimated by BBS for FY19 against global growth projection averaging 4.1 percent for 2019 in emerging market and developing economies. The strong 8.13 percent FY19 real GDP growth was broad based across economic sectors, supported both by strong domestic demand and by external demand reflected in 10.5 percent export growth. 

A good number of participant’s senior bank executives, academicians, faculty members, officers of BIBM participated in the workshop. ############