Economy to grow by 7.4pc: Muhith

Bangladesh will achieve 7.4 per cent GDP growth in the current fiscal year (2017-2018), says the finance minister.

“Every year, the World Bank estimates GDP growth lower than what happens. I think, the growth will be what I said earlier,” AMA Muhith told reporters after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) at the Cabinet Division on Wednesday.

In the update the World Bank forecast that Bangladesh’s GDP to grow by 6.4 per cent in the 2017-18 financial year (FY18).

source – BSS