Investor Presentaiton
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Prices of Essentials:
Is the Only Way 'Up'?
The struggle of the poor and low-income group that began with the
outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 is now worsened by the unabated
rise in the prices of essentials.
These people are still grappling with their limited budgets as the
pressure of price hikes continues to mount.
This is affecting the economic recovery process as a large section of
people are still struggling to stay afloat.
Though the current price hike is mainly due to high import cost,
domestic factors, such as market distortion by a few dominant players,
are also responsible
CPD (2022): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2021-22 (Third Reading)
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