01985cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022515 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9798400201943 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Bangladesh : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bangladesh. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (107 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Since independence, Bangladesh has achieved impressive economic growth and social development, making steady progress in reducing poverty and significant improvements in living standards. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted this long period of robust economic performance, deepening some earlier vulnerabilities. Stagnating job growth, rising inequality, and slowing poverty reduction remain challenges. Revenues are low, and financial sector vulnerabilities continue to be high. Substantial productive investment in infrastructure, human capital, and climate resilience is needed to achieve the authorities' aspiration to reach the upper-middle income status in 2031. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Bangladesh imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/071 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2022/071/002.2022.issue-071-en.xml IMF e-Library