Bangladesh, April 16 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Bangladesh's economy will grow by 4.7 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY26), before moderating to 4.3 per cent in FY27.

The FY26 growth estimate remains unchanged from the IMF's January outlook published on Tuesday.

However, inflation is now expected to rise to 9.2 per cent in FY26, slightly higher than the earlier forecast of 8.9 per cent.

The Fund anticipates a notable easing in price pressures thereafter, with inflation projected to fall to 6 per cent in FY27.

In contrast, the Bangladesh government has set a provisional GDP growth target of 6.5 per cent for the next fiscal year, reflecting its longer-term ambition of achieving a trillion-dollar ec...