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Stock Market and Economic Advancement: A Case on Dhaka Stock Exchange

OVER THE past 10 years, the total value of stocks listed in all of the world's stock markets rose from $4.7 trillion to $15.2 trillion, while the share of total world capitalization represented by the emerging markets jumped from less than 4 percent to almost 13 percent (World Bank, 2009). The emerging markets have attracted the interest of international investors while raising a number of critical questions for policymakers in developing countries: Do stock markets affect overall economic development and, if so, how? What is the relationship between stock market capitalization and economic growth, how can developing countries benefit from stock market growth? This paper intends to address these critical issues in the context of Bangladesh.