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Bangladesh’s GDP (gross domestic product) will grow to 7.05 percent in 2015-16, says the government.
Published : 5 April 2016, 09:46 AM
Updated : 5 April 2016, 06:44 PM
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the media after a meeting of the National Economic Council on Tuesday that they expect the per capita income to rise to $1,466 from $1,316 in 2014-15 fiscal.
The planning ministry’s projections are based on data for the fiscal’s first three quarters (July 2015 to March 2016).
In the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal, the government said it expected the GDP to grow at over 7 percent.
Global lenders ADB and World Bank, however, say the GDP will be around 6.7 percent.
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