Investor Presentaiton
1. Context
☐ Fiscal data comprises of three domains of government budget data:
revenue earnings, public expenditure and budget deficit and
financing
□ In the backdrop of a weak fiscal reporting system, Bangladesh's
institutional shortcomings interrupt the attainment of fiscal
transparency
Demand for fiscal data has increased manifold in recent times
➤ Bangladesh's dual transition via graduation to LMIC status and
upcoming graduation from the LDC group, has implications in terms
of a higher cost of borrowing for financing development and more
difficult conditions for market access
➤ In view of the formidable financing requirement to achieve the
ambitious SDGs, the issues of domestic resource mobilisation and
optimal use of resources have re-emerged with greater urgency
➤ The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the already
complicated situation even more complex
Bhattacharya et al. (2022): Fiscal data in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges
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