Written by The Banking Post
Bangladesh Bank has unveiled its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the first half (July-December) of FY2025-26, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 10% with the aim to continue a tight policy stance to contain inflation.
Governor Ahsan H Mansur unveiled the new MPS at a press conference at the central bank’s headquarters in Dhaka’s Motijheel at Thirsday (31 July).
The bank also announced that the intervening forex market will continue to curb the volatility of the exchange rate and rebuild reserves.
It also aims to maintain a tight monetary policy until inflation comes below 7%.
The governor said they aim to bring down inflation between 3% and 5% but it will take some time. “That’s why we are continuing our contractionary stance.”
