(Photo: Clay Banks/Unsplash) June 16, 2022/IMFBlog By Itai Agur, Xavier Lavayssière and Germán Villegas Bauer Environmentally conscious design can make a major difference in the energy efficiency of digital currencies. Most of the world’s central banks have already agreed they should help fight climate change, a critical challenge that necessitates […]
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Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Bangladesh
June 15, 2022/International Agricultural Trade Report By Michael Cheung USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Executive Summary Economic conditions in Bangladesh have created significant opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports, particularly consumer-oriented commodities including tree nuts, condiments and sauces, fruit juice and non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, and baking ingredients. Bangladesh has maintained one […]
May 2022 CPI: Unfavourable Base Effects to Stoke Inflationary Pressures in the Near Term
June 15, 2022/Cordros Report According to the recently released data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), headline inflation increased by 89bps in May to 17.71% y/y (April: 16.82% y/y) – the highest print since June 2021 (17.75% y/y). The elevated inflationary pressure is consistent with the broad-based increase across […]
