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CutTheClutter: Bangladesh economy in crisis mode as it seeks IMF loan again, for $5 bn: How it reached here & why

CutTheClutter: Bangladesh economy in crisis mode as it seeks IMF loan again, for $5 bn: How it reached here & why16 okt19 min

Bangladesh has sought yet another loan from IMF for $5 Billion. This would be the 16th loan for the country, if the IMF approves the latest request.

#CutTheClutter Episode 1920 looks at why Bangladesh keeps going to IMF for loans, and what it says about the country's economy. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also looks at factors behind Bangladesh economy slipping into a crisis mode- slow growth, rising inflation and structural problems.