The World Bank needs to return to its mission of poverty alleviation

The World Bank declares that its mission is to end extreme poverty within a generation and to boost shared prosperity. These goals are universally agreed as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But the World Bank lacks an SDG strategy, and now it is turning to Wall Street to...

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BPC no longer makes money

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has incurred a loss of over Tk 5.0 billion in the last three months and its loss per month now amounts to more than Tk 100 million, according to The Financial Express (February 07, 2018). Earlier reports said that BPC had earned annual profits amounting...

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