Bangladesh, Nov. 2 -- Industrial term loan disbursement recorded only marginal growth in FY26, with lending losing momentum towards the end of the fiscal year as businesses remained cautious about new investments.

Advertisement High borrowing costs, weak private sector credit growth, mounting bad loans and persistent energy shortages have further constrained industrial financing, raising concerns about the prospects for investment and employment generation, experts say.

Industrial term loan disbursement stood at Tk 997.96 billion in FY26, up about 2.7 per cent from Tk 971.38 billion in FY25, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

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