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Bangladesh 9th strongest economy during corona-crisis, according to The Economist

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02 May 2020 23:09:13 | Update: 03 May 2020 13:05:58
Bangladesh 9th strongest economy during corona-crisis, according to The Economist
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The Economist, has listed Bangladesh as the 9th strongest economy in its report on the financial strength of 66 emerging economies in the wake of the Covid-19 fallout.
 
According to the ranking, the economy of Bangladesh has featured as strong or relatively strong in all said indicators. Itis ahead of China, India and other South Asian countries in the ranking.
 
Botswana tops the list of countries with the strength of its indicators while Venezuela fared as most vulnerable.
 
Emerging economies collectively owe $17trn of government debt, 24% of the global total.
 
Eighteen of them have had their credit ratings cut in 2020 so far by Fitch, more than in the whole of any previous year.

The ranking examines the vulnerability of selected economies across four potential sources of peril: public debt as percentage of GDP, foreign debt (both public and private), cost of borrowing and reserve cover.
 
Argentina has missed a $500m payment on its foreign bonds. If it cannot persuade creditors to swap their securities for less generous ones by May 22nd, it will be in default for the ninth time in its history, according to the Economist.

 

 


 

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