Bangladesh, Aug. 9 -- The outstanding stock of government guarantees fell by more than 5.0 per cent to Tk 1.015 trillion as of March 31, 2026, from Tk 1.070 trillion three months earlier, as repayments outpaced the issuance of new guarantees, according to the Finance Division.

Advertisement The decline is attributed to both repayments against existing guaranteed loans and a limited number of new guarantees issued over the past two years, according to people familiar with the matter.

Of the total outstanding guarantees at the end of March, external guarantees accounted for Tk 534.17 billion and domestic guarantees Tk 480.79 billion.

The government, through the Finance Division, provides sovereign guarantees to domestic financial instit...