Four Traps Holding Bangladesh’s Economy Back
Extortion, weak investment and troubled bank loans are adding to the challenges facing businesses and workers…reports Asian Lite News Desk Bangladesh’s economy remains trapped in a cycle of political confrontation, corruption, extortion and capital flight, with the four interconnected problems reinforcing persistent poverty and obstructing sustainable growth, according to a report by The Financial Express. The Bangladesh-based publication said isolated economic reforms were unlikely to deliver lasting results unless the underlying institutional weaknesses were addressed together. “Recapitalising troubled banks without confronting politically connected lending may restore liquidity without accountability,” the report said, highlighting the limitations of financial measures that do







































