Exports surge in August, but power outages pose concern
Following a year of sluggish export growth and a negative start to FY27 (-0.9% in July), Bangladesh’s export earnings rebounded sharply in August 2026. Official figures from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) show monthly export revenue surged 13.14% year-on-year to reach $4.43 billion, bringing cumulative July–August earnings up by 5.43%. However, the dramatic single-month jump... Details
Bangladesh's export earnings saw a significant rebound in August 2026, with a 13.14% year-on-year surge to $4.43 billion, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). This growth brought cumulative July-August earnings up by 5.43%.
In a separate development, Hero MotoCorp's shares fell over 4% during a trading session after the company reported a decline in motorcycle and export volumes for August. The company's motorcycle dispatches declined 1.5% year-on-year to 4,93,851 units, while exports fell 24.6% to 26,093 units.
The power outages were mentioned as a concern in the context of Bangladesh's exports, however no further details were provided in the reports.
Brief written by urgent.news from Dhaka Tribune Business, The Economic Times - Top News — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
