The IMF projects that consumer prices in the country will rise by 7.9 percent by the end of the fiscal year
Bangladesh exports in October up 21 percent on garment sales
Bangladesh's exports rose 21.15 percent to $2.37 billion in October from a year earlier, driven by stronger overseas sales of garments, official data showed on Thursday.
Published : 5 Nov 2015, 01:54 PM
Updated : 5 Nov 2015, 01:54 PM
Exports from July to October, the first four months of the 2015-16 financial year, rose nearly 5 percent to $10.13 billion from the same period a year earlier, 3 percent short of the target, the Export Promotion Bureau said.
Sales of garments, comprising knitwear and woven items, totalled $8.24 billion in the July-October period, compared with nearly $7.75 billion a year earlier.
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