Bangladesh’s trade deficit from July to October declined by 60% YoY to USD 3.81 bln, down from USD 9.62 bln the previous year, driven by a 3.6% increase in exports and a 20.5% decline in imports. The current account also showed improvement in the same period, registering a USD 233 mln surplus compared to a USD 4.49 bln deficit a year earlier.