“I cannot understand the GDP target set out by the finance minister,” Mansur, executive director of Policy Research Institute, told bdnews24.com in his analysis of the budget. Economists recommended the GDP growth target be set at 5-5.5 percent. It is uncertain how long this situation will continue.”“What magic will bring the 8.2 percent growth?” said Mansur, a former economist of the International Monetary Fund. In fiscal 2018-19, Bangladesh achieved a GDP growth rate of 8.15 percent. For 2019-20, the GDP target was set at 8.2 percent, an estimate which was later lowered to 5.2 percent.

Source: bd News24 June 11, 2020 15:56 UTC