Persistent high in?ation, investment stagnation and energy crunch are severely affecting economic stability and escalating the cost of doing business, economists and business leaders have said on revelation by a new parameter.
they observed owing to the failure of traditional indices in capturing immediate economic transitions, evidence-based decisionmaking at the policy level is becoming signi?cantly constrained.
the observations were made at a seminar titled ‘Economic Position Index (EPI): Quarterly Macroeconomic State of Dhaka’, organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at its auditorium recently.
they have suggested expanding the newly launched EPI beyond overconcentrated Dhaka to make it a nationally effective policy tool