Zahid Hussain

Zahid Hussain

Sketch: TBS

Can banks safely deliver the BB stimulus for industries?

The structure raises a basic question: if most of the money is expected to flow through banks rather than directly from the central bank, what exactly is being solved?

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Tariffs spread the pain, refunds kept the gain

Dr Zahid Hussain. Sketch: TBS

A child's guide to Bangladesh's power sector wonderland

Dr Zahid Hussain is the former lead economist at the World Bank Dhaka Office. Photo: TBS

Why Bangladesh Bank should think twice before cutting rates

Dr Zahid Hussain is the former lead economist at the World Bank Dhaka Office. Photo: TBS

How Bangladesh engineered a power crisis it can no longer afford

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

What is the deal on the port deals?

A woman seen grappling with flood water while working in a make-shift kitchen in the Kallyanpur Pora (burnt) Basti. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Economy regains stability, but household situation worsens: Zahid Hussain

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A year after: Drift or shift?

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FY26 monetary policy: To ease when is the question

The economy in FY25: Battling challenging times

The economy in FY25: Battling challenging times

Bold taxation but conventional expenditures

Bold taxation but conventional expenditures

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Tariffs may cut exports to US market; Bangladesh should go for negotiation right away: Zahid

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh cannot unilaterally defer its LDC graduation timeframe: Zahid