Fighting Different Currency War, Bangladesh Quells Taka Gain

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In the currency race to the bottom, one nation is pushing in the opposite direction: Bangladesh.

“I have the pleasant challenge of appreciation,” central bank Governor Atiur Rahman said in an interview in London Thursday. The 61-year-old economist overseeing monetary policy in one of the world’s poorest nations said Bangladesh is alone in the region with pressure for a stronger exchange rate.