Bangladesh inflation expected to be above 7-8% target: BMI
Inflation in Bangladesh is likely to be above the central bank’s new target of 7-8 per cent, and the bank will hold its rate till FY25 end (June), according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. It expects headline inflation to average 8.5 per cent over FY26, up from 8 per cent previously. It expects the central bank to remain hawkish for an extended period and only begin easing in later FY26.
Inflation in Bangladesh is likely to be above the central bank’s new target of 7-8 per cent, and the bank will hold its rate till FY25 end (June), according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
It expects headline inflation to average 8.5 per cent over FY26, up from 8 per cent previously.
It expects the central bank to remain hawkish for an extended period and only begin easing in later FY26.
