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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2023
Bangladesh’s economy to grow by 3.6% this fiscal: World Bank

Economy

UNB
31 March, 2021, 01:55 pm
Last modified: 31 March, 2021, 04:48 pm

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Bangladesh’s economy to grow by 3.6% this fiscal: World Bank

It also forecast that the GDP growth will be 5.1% and 6.2% in 2021-22 and 2022-23 FYs respectively

UNB
31 March, 2021, 01:55 pm
Last modified: 31 March, 2021, 04:48 pm
Photo of World Bank. Photo: Collected
Photo of World Bank. Photo: Collected

The World Bank on Wednesday forecast that Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by 3.6% in 2020-2021 fiscal year, due to better than expected remittance inflows.

The international lending agency said this in its twice-a-year-regional update that released on Wednesday.

It also forecast that the GDP growth will be 5.1% and 6.2% in 2021-22 and 2022-23 FYs respectively.

Earlier in January, 2021 the WB projected that the GDP in 2020-21 and 2021-22 FYs will be 2%, and 1.7%  respectively.

It said that prospects of an economic rebound in South Asia are firming up as growth is set to increase by 7.2 percent in 2021 and 4.4 percent in 2022, climbing from historic lows in 2020 and putting the region on a path to recovery.

But growth is uneven and economic activity well below pre-Covid-19 estimates, as many businesses need to make up for lost revenue and millions of workers, most of them in the informal sector, still reel from job losses, falling incomes, worsening inequalities, and human capital deficits, says the World Bank in its twice-a-year-regional update, it added.

The latest South Asia Economic Focus South Asia Vaccinates shows that the region is set to regain its historical growth rate by 2022.

Electricity consumption and mobility data is a clear indication of recovering economic activity.

The outlook for Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan has also been revised upward, supported by better than expected remittance inflows: Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to increase by 3.6 percent in 2021; Nepal's GDP is projected to grow by 2.7 percent in the fiscal year 2021-22 and recover to 5.1 percent by 2023; Pakistan's growth is expected to reach 1.3 percent in 2021, slightly above previous projections.

The improved economic outlook reflects South Asian countries' efforts to keep their Covid-19 caseload under control and swiftly roll out vaccine campaigns.

Governments' decisions to transition from widespread lockdowns to more targeted interventions, accommodating monetary policies and fiscal stimuli—through targeted cash transfers and employment compensation programs—have also propped up recovery, the report notes.

"We are encouraged to see clear signs of an economic rebound in South Asia, but the pandemic is not yet under control and the recovery remains fragile, calling for vigilance," said Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region.

He said that Going forward, South Asian countries need to ramp up their vaccination programs and invest their scarce resources wisely to set a foundation for a more inclusive and resilient future.

While laying bare South Asia's deep-seated inequalities and vulnerabilities, the pandemic provides an opportunity to chart a path toward a more equitable and robust recovery.

To that end, the report recommends that governments develop universal social insurance to protect informal workers, increase regional cooperation, and lift customs restrictions on key staples to prevent sudden spikes in food prices.

South Asia, which grapples with high stunting rates among children and accounts for more than half of the world's student dropouts due to Covid-19, needs to ramp up investments in human capital to help new generations grow up healthy and become productive workers.

Noting that South Asia's public spending on healthcare is the lowest in the world, the report also suggests that countries further invest in preventive care, finance health research, and scale up their health infrastructure, including for mass and quick production of vaccines.

"The health and economic benefits from vaccinations greatly exceed the costs involved in purchasing and distributing vaccines for all South Asian countries," said Hans Timmer, World Bank Chief Economist for the South Asia Region.

He also said that South Asia has stepped up to vaccinate its people, but its healthcare capacity is limited as the region only spends 2% of its GDP on healthcare, lagging any other region.

"The main challenge ahead is to reprioritize limited resources and mobilize more revenue to reach the entire population and achieve full recovery."

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