GDP growth overstated by up to 1.3 points since FY15
Bangladesh’s GDP growth was overstated by 0.7 to 1.3 percentage points annually from FY2014-15 onwards, largely due to inconsistencies in manufacturing data, unverified tax figures, and unreliable administrative records, according to a forensic audit by a government panel.
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The Daily Star Independent
Bangladesh’s GDP growth was overstated by 0.7 to 1.3 percentage points annually from FY2014-15 onwards, largely due to inconsistencies in manufacturing data, unverified tax figures, and unreliable administrative records, according to a forensic audit by a government panel.