Ahsan H. Mansur

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Ahsan H. Mansur
আহসান এইচ মনসুর
13th Governor of Bangladesh Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 August 2024

Ahsan H. Mansur is a Bangladeshi economist and the 13th governor of Bangladesh Bank. [1] [2] He was the director of Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh. [3] [4] He was also the chairman of BRAC Bank [5] and an independent director of Walton. [6]

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Early life

Mansur completed his bachelor's in economics from the University of Dhaka in 1974. [7] He became a lecturer at the University of Dhaka in 1976. [7] He completed his master's in economics from McMaster University in 1977. [7] He did his PhD from the University of Western Ontario in 1982. [7]

Career

Mansur joined the International Monetary Fund in 1981. [7] He worked at the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund from 1983 to 1989. [7] From 1991 to 1995, Mansur served in the Policy Development and Review Department and the Middle Eastern Department of the International Monetary Fund. [7]

Mansur was appointed a finance advisor to the Minister of Finance Wahidul Haq in 1989 and served till 1991. [7] From 1996 to 2007, he served in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund. [7] From 1994 to 2007, he served as Senior Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Sudan, and Yemen. [7]

Mansur joined the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh as executive director. [7] [8] Mansur was appointed chairman of BRAC Bank on 27 August 2019 replacing Sir Fazle Hasan Abed after he retired. [9] He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Policy Insights. [10]

Mansur had questioned the GDP figures of the government of Bangladesh which did not match with macroeconomic indicators in 2019 while predicting a slowdown of the economy. [11] He described the need for endurance for the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. [12] In September 2020, he said the economy was recovering. [13] He recommended the usage of monetary policy to control inflation. [14] He has spoken critically about S. Alam Group buying banks using loans from their existing banks. [15] He called for reforms in the financial sector to reduce loan defaults. [16] In 2023, he said the economic shock of Bangladesh was also the result of government inaction and not entirely based on external factors. [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dr Ahsan H Mansur to become new BB governor". The Financial Express. 13 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Mansur, Ahsan H. (2022-11-21). "Reforms in the financial sector necessary to get rid of default loans". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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  5. ↑ "Ahsan Mansur new Brac Bank chairperson". The Daily Star. 27 August 2019.
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  10. ↑ "Editorial Team – Policy Insights" . Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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  13. ↑ "Economy on a recovery track". The Business Standard. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  14. ↑ "Use monetary policy to contain demand, reduce inflation". The Daily Star. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  15. ↑ Mortoza, Golam (2022-12-06). "Islami Bank's loan scams were not unknown to policymakers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  16. ↑ Mansur, Ahsan H. (2022-11-29). "Financial sector reforms necessary to get rid of default loans". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  17. ↑ "Economic shocks not entirely external". The Daily Star. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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