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Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

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  • Islam , Md. Ezazul

    (Research Economist, Policy Analysis , Bangladesh Bank)

  • Biswas , Bishnu Pada

    (Joint Director, Research Department, Bangladesh Bank)

Abstract

The issue of public debt and debt sustainability has long been a concern for policy makers of both fiscal and monetary authority in Bangladesh. High public debt stems from persistent fiscal deficit and has a significant negative effect on economic activity. It leads to high taxes and puts upward pressure on real interest rates, which may crowd out private investment. When a government is no longer able to finance its deficit, it is forced to cut spending or raise revenues, often at times when fiscal policy is needed to help stabilise

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  • Islam , Md. Ezazul & Biswas , Bishnu Pada, 2005. "Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 31(1-2), pages 79-102, March-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:badest:0467
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    Cited by:

    1. Sabina Khurram Jafri, 2008. "External Debt Sustainability Analysis for Pakistan: Outlook for the Medium Term," SBP Working Paper Series 27, State Bank of Pakistan, Research Department.
    2. Leandro Medina, 2018. "Assessing Fiscal Risks in Bangladesh," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 35(1), pages 196-222, March.
    3. Goswami , Gour Gobinda & Hossain, Mohammad Mashnun, 2013. "From Judgmental Projection to Time Series Forecast: Does it Alter the Debt Sustainability Analysis of Bangladesh?," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 36(3), pages 1-41, September.
    4. Shah, Md. Mahmud Hasan & Pervin, Shahida, 2012. "External public debt and economic growth: empirical evidence from Bangladesh, 1974 to 2010," MPRA Paper 55407, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Lawrence Ogbeifun & Olatunji Shobande, 2020. "Debt sustainability and the fiscal reaction function: evidence from MIST countries," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 1-8, December.
    6. Muhammad Bilal Shah & Muhammad Kashif Mughal & Ahmad Waleed, 2015. "Financial Comparison of Commercial Banks," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 5(11), pages 159-174, November.

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    Keywords

    Public debt; Domestic debt; Debt financing; Federal budget deficit; Sustainable economies;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General

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