Implementation of policies directing capital market investment in Bangladesh: pandemic 2020

Abstract

Early Mach 2020, Bangladesh got the first case of Covid-19, leading to of quarantine, (TBS Report, 2020). The whole economy started to get disrupted, along with effecting the Capital market of Bangladesh. In addition, for the last few years Bangladesh has undergone negative growth in the capital market, (LightCastle Analytics Wing, 2020). The two factors combined led to a fall investors’ confidence. Moreover, the Central Bank aim to apply expansionary monetary policy, increasing money supply in order to speed the recovery of the pandemic-hit and rehabilitation of the production capacity of the economy. This will impact on Capital market along with the capital market policies initiated by Central Bank, BSEC and government body, to increase capital market investment and activity with efficiency.