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Sri Lankan drivers push auto rickshaws to buy petrol from a fuel station amid an economic crisis last year. The country’s 69.8% inflation in September 2022 declined to only 4% in August 2023 due to the government’s rapid and effective measures to stabilise the economy.
Photo: Reuters

South Asia

Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices rise

At the height of Sri Lanka's economic crisis when it defaulted on its foreign debt in 2022, inflation had risen to nearly 70%

Illustration: TBS

Economy

Further inflation rise feared as govt borrowing spikes in June

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

USA

16 Nobel Prize-winning economists say Trump policies will fuel inflation

State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu. File Photo: Collected

Bangladesh

Bangladesh trades with 210 countries: Commerce state minister

Which way forward for the economy - policy treatment or vigilance over the system?

Thoughts

Which way forward for the economy - policy treatment or vigilance over the system?

A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2020.REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Global Economy

Japan inflation ticks up in May to 2.5%

Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bekta

World+Biz

Turkey to reduce inflation to single digits, Erdogan says

Living with increased global economic volatility

Panorama

Living with increased global economic volatility

Representational image: Photo: Collected

Economy

Tackling inflation: Economists outline 3-point strategy

Dhaka University’s Economics department organised a discussion on National Budget FY 2024-25 at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium of the Social Science Faculty of the university today (10 June). Photo: TBS

Economy

Reducing budget deficit will bring inflation under control: Economists

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali speaks at the post-budget press conference held at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on 7 June. Photo: UNB

Budget

Inflation likely to subside by December: Finance minister

Budget

Inflation target of 6.5% for FY25 not realistic: MCCI

RAPID Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque. Illustration: TBS

Budget

Budget proposed with attention to curbing inflation: Economist Abdur Razzaque