Budget 2025–26: Question of sustainability for private investment
The Budget for the fiscal 2025–26, estimated at Tk 7.9 trillion is a contractionary one targeting realistic GDP growth and lower inflation at 8%. The floating exchange rate has been announced considering high foreign exchange reserve at USD 27.4 billion. Budget has given long term projection, sometimes up to 2030 showing optimism for future economic growth. However, the country at the moment is in a transition towards LDC graduation, declining growth in agriculture (from 3.30% to 1.79%), lower investment to GDP ratio (29.38%), SDGs, uncertainty because of Reciprocal tariff by USA, also non-tariff barriers by neighboughring country.