Mustafizur Rahman
CPD (Bangladesh)
Areas of expertise:
Climate Change, Economy
Mustafizur Rahman is a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). He is an economist by training. His current research areas concern issues of development effectiveness, regional cooperation in Southern Asia, and multilateral trading system and global integration of low income countries.
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podcastInstitutional weaknesses and inability to implement reform agenda have undermined COVID responses in FY2021
- May 31, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
Stimulus packages provided through banks have created new avenues for corruption and malpractices in Bangladesh.
Relief distribution during COVID – Need to develop integrated and updated database
- May 27, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh lacks the disaggregated national-level database which would enable the effective distribution of relief.
Managing the macroeconomic challenges in Covid-induced situation
- February 17, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
Bangaldesh's macroeconomic policy interventions to address the adverse impacts of Covid-19 did not fully meet their objectives.
Covid-19 stimulus packages and performance of the country’s banking sector
- February 25, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
Banks have a crucial role to play in implementing Covid-19-related stimulus packages in Bangladesh.
Economy was not ready to achieve 8.2% growth before COVID-19
- May 26, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The economy was in pressure in terms of both aggregate demand and supply before the impact of the coronavirus.
Government has to realise more to provide more
- March 25, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The government needs to launch drives to rein in tax evasion and illicit money outflow.
Budget FY2021: Task force needed to improve accountability of the COVID budget
- June 21, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The budget has been outlined with unrealistic targets, inadequate allocations in priority sectors such as health.
Taking the bull by the horn: Bangladesh’s fiscal policy in the pandemic
- June 10, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
To create the fiscal space, Bangladesh has resorted to expansionary monetary policy through the central bank.
Deficit financing and fiscal transparency in budget FY21
- June 10, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
Depending on the extent of COVID-19 and implementation of policy measures, there may be an even higher overall deficit financing.
Creation, utilisation of fiscal space in budget FY21
- June 9, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The key policy concern emerging from the current public finance discourse relates to the creation and utilisation of fiscal space.
Saving people and securing economic recovery in budget FY21
- June 8, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The economic policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were influenced by the false dichotomy between life and livelihood.
Next budget should stress social safety, health
- May 31, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
Vulnerable groups are still not adequately protected under social safety net programmes.
Bangladesh: Navigating the globalized impact of the pandemic
- May 13, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The COVID-19 crisis has added new dimensions and challenges to the increasingly globally integrated economy of Bangladesh.
Macroeconomic policy stance for FY21 budget
- May 14, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The national budget is going to be formed at a time when the economy is suffering from the fallouts of the coronavirus.
Challenges of revenue mobilisation, deficit financing
- May 12, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The fiscal framework 2020-21 will need to break free from the traditional mould given the impact of the ongoing pandemic.
Coping strategy needed for export sector to get back to business
- April 30, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The export sector has been particularly vulnerable due to the concerted attack from the demand and supply side.
Navigating Covid-19 impacts on Bangladesh’s external sector
- March 27, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
Navigating the Covid-19 scenario calls for a dynamic and prudent macroeconomic management from policymakers.
Growth, poverty and inequality implications of Covid-19
- June 7, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The economy is being adversely impacted through a host of transmission channels, both global and national.
Power Sector: Burden of Overcapacity Demands Redirection towards Clean Energy
- June 24, 2020CPD (Bangladesh)
The power sector is increasingly overburdened by the excess installed capacity. COVID-19 has aggravated this further.
CPD emphasises on sustainable recovery from the fallout of COVID-19
- February 15, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
COVID-19 management at the national level is going to be a key driving force underpinning economic recovery of Bangladesh.
Accurate data is much needed to overcome the impact of COVID-19
- January 3, 2021CPD (Bangladesh)
The recovery of the country’s economy following the coronavirus crisis is long and slow due to data scarcity.