Report on Inflation
EVOLUTION OF EXCHANGE RATE REGIME: IMPACT ON MACRO ECONOMY OF BANGLADESH
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Liza Fahmida
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Professional Master in Banking and Finance
Examination Committee: Dr. Sundar Venkatesh (Chairperson) Dr. Juthathip Jongwanich Dr. Yuosre Badir
Nationality: Bangladeshi Previous Degree: Master in Finance and Banking University of Dhaka Bangladesh Scholarship Donor: Bangladesh Bank
Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Thailand May 2012
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The dissertation paper entitled “Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime: Impact On Macro Economy Of Bangladesh” has been prepared for the partial fulfillment of Professional master in Banking and Finance (PMBF) program conducted by School of Management, AIT, Thailand. I would like to offer my wholehearted gratitude and respect to a good number of people who offered encouragement, data and information, inspiration and assistance during the course of constructing this dissertation paper. It would be difficult to prepare the paper and to present it in a lucid manner within stipulated time without the help of my guide teacher Dr. Sundar Venkatesh, Adjunct Faculty, School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. His utmost care, constant support and meticulous supervision guided me through the process. I am indebted to Begum Sultana Razia, General Manager, Monetary Policy Department, Bangladesh Bank, whose sincere co-operation and valuable advice help me to prepare this paper. I would like to thank all of my colleagues and other employees of Foreign Exchange Policy Department and Monetary Policy Department, Bangladesh Bank for their assistance in this regard. I would like to thank all of fellow course mates who contributed through their comments and suggestions to prepare the report in a comprehensive manner.
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ABSTRACT Bangladesh had two different exchange rate regimes- a fixed exchange rate system
by
Liza Fahmida
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Professional Master in Banking and Finance
Examination Committee: Dr. Sundar Venkatesh (Chairperson) Dr. Juthathip Jongwanich Dr. Yuosre Badir
Nationality: Bangladeshi Previous Degree: Master in Finance and Banking University of Dhaka Bangladesh Scholarship Donor: Bangladesh Bank
Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Thailand May 2012
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The dissertation paper entitled “Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime: Impact On Macro Economy Of Bangladesh” has been prepared for the partial fulfillment of Professional master in Banking and Finance (PMBF) program conducted by School of Management, AIT, Thailand. I would like to offer my wholehearted gratitude and respect to a good number of people who offered encouragement, data and information, inspiration and assistance during the course of constructing this dissertation paper. It would be difficult to prepare the paper and to present it in a lucid manner within stipulated time without the help of my guide teacher Dr. Sundar Venkatesh, Adjunct Faculty, School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. His utmost care, constant support and meticulous supervision guided me through the process. I am indebted to Begum Sultana Razia, General Manager, Monetary Policy Department, Bangladesh Bank, whose sincere co-operation and valuable advice help me to prepare this paper. I would like to thank all of my colleagues and other employees of Foreign Exchange Policy Department and Monetary Policy Department, Bangladesh Bank for their assistance in this regard. I would like to thank all of fellow course mates who contributed through their comments and suggestions to prepare the report in a comprehensive manner.
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ABSTRACT Bangladesh had two different exchange rate regimes- a fixed exchange rate system