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Wahiduddin Mahmud

Interview: Wahiduddin Mahmud ‘We will have to bear hardship for next couple of years’

In an interview with Prothom Alo, economist and former caretaker government advisor for finance, Wahiduddin Mahmud speaks about various aspects of the ongoing economic crisis, how it came about and ...

Bangladesh Bank headquarters

Default loans surge to record Tk 1.25 trillion: Bangladesh Bank

In reality, the amount of defaulted loan is much more than Tk 1.25 trillion as some information is not added here, said economic analyst and former caretaker government advisor AB Mirza Azizul Islam

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal speaks in parliament

Kamal warns developing nations of Chinese loans strapped with debt-trap

Kamal also cautioned Beijing on following a more robust process for evaluating its loans and noted that these kinds of bad loans add strains on indebted emerging markets

TIB

Spare people from burden of debt: TIB to govt

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has suggested the government to prevent tax evasion and money laundering by adopting 'Common Reporting Standard (CRS)' to stabilise foreign exchange ...

People run for a bus near the Karwan Bazar area of the capital

Unprecedented rise of fuel price Middle-class in a new fight for survival

The middle-class people have embarked upon a new fight for survival. The rise in the price of octane, petrol, diesel and kerosene has become a big concern for the poor and people with limited ...

Ahmad Kaikaus

Govt mulls taking IMF loan as precautionary measure: PM’s Principal Secretary

Reiterating that Bangladesh will never be like Sri Lanka, he mentioned that the government is not hiding anything regarding the country’s foreign currency and everything is visible to everyone

World Bank

Bangladesh seeking $2b from World Bank, ADB: Report

Bangladesh is seeking $2 billion from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid efforts to bolster its foreign exchange reserves, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

IMF is working with Bangladesh on RST loan with 'safeguards'

IMF working with Bangladesh on RST loan

The International Monetary Fund said it would work with Bangladesh to design a loan program request in coming months that meets the country's economic and social dynamics and has "safeguards" in the ...

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IMF loan to stabilise reserves, dollar market: Experts

Bangladesh is expecting around USD 4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a precautionary measure and stabilising foreign exchange reserves.

Loan repayment to double within 3 years

Foreign debt Loan repayment to double within 3 years

Bangladesh will have to pay huge amount of loan with capital and interest in next 10-15 years and the volume of loan repayment will double within next three years due to rise in labiality

In this file photo taken on 15 April 2020 a sign is seen outside the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC.

IMF says it is ready to support Bangladesh after loan request

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it would discuss with Bangladesh its loan request after the country became the third in South Asia to seek such support after Pakistan and Sri ...

Bangladesh seeks IMF, WB and ADB loans

Bangladesh seeks IMF, WB and ADB loans

Bangladesh will seek loans of USD 4.5 billion (USD 450 crore) from IMF, USD 1 billion (USD 100 crore) from ADB and USD 700 million (USD 70 crore) from the World Bank, according to sources in the ...

Debapriya Bhattacharya

'Bangladesh awaits big shock from debt liabilities of mega projects'

The time for foreign loan repayment is nearing and is a concern for the economy

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal

No necessity of foreign credit now: Finance minister

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said there is no necessity of foreign loan at this moment and if necessary loan will be taken from International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Bangladesh Bank gives loan defaulters a big break

Bangladesh Bank issued a circular on Monday restructuring its loan default policy with businesspersons getting a big break just five days after its new governor Abdur Rauf Talukdar took the office

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