Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- Keeping major private-sector development (PSD)-reform agenda and deregulation measures in focus while aiming to help spur growth, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provi... Read More
Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further lowered Bangladesh's growth forecast for the fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27) to 3.2 per cent, down from its previous projection of 3... Read More
Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found flaws in the proposed revenue-sector reforms tagged to the next credit programme for Bangladesh, officials said. Advertisement ... Read More
Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- State-subsidy issue may stand as a big barrier in negotiating next IMF lending programme for Bangladesh as the government is forced to spend huge sums to supply subsidised ener... Read More
Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- The World Bank plans to disburse US$2.03 billion to Bangladesh from its low-cost financing-arm International Development Association (IDA) in the current fiscal year, officials... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- State-run Rupali Bank has sought Tk 50 billion in fresh capital support from the government after incurring a net loss of Tk 6.43 billion in the first seven months of this year,... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- With around 70 per cent of loans going default, the state-run Janata Bank has now been asked to take a borrower-wise, time-bound resolution plan for every large account to recov... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Sonali Bank has been advised to enhance advance-deposit ratio by lending to productive sectors instead of keeping funds idle as the largest bank's AD proportion is said to be at... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The government is formulating an agricultural carbon credit framework to lower carbon emissions in farming and gain financial benefits through carbon trading, officials say. Ad... Read More
Bangladesh, July 20 -- Deal on a long-awaited $335-million Chinese loan for construction of two jetties to upgrade Mongla seaport is likely to be signed within this month, officials say. A framework ... Read More