bangladesh foreign loans

Foreign loans: Committee on ‘white paper’ to look into deals

The committee tasked with formulating a white paper on Bangladesh’s economy will review the energy sector’s foreign loan agreements and other contracts, said its chair Debapriya Bhattacharya.

AL govt leaves behind $156 billion debt

When Sheikh Hasina returned to power in 2008, Bangladesh’s total debt was just $33.66 billion. When she fled amid an unprecedented student-led uprising on August 5, she left behind a burden of $156 billion in local and foreign loans for the country to carry.

How to make development projects more time and cost-effective

Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.

New headache: Private firms’ foreign loans jump to $26b

The amount of foreign loans availed by the private sector in Bangladesh has been swelling fast since 2020, creating a major headache for the country’s economy at a time when its foreign exchange reserves are plummeting.

External debt situation more comfortable now

Bangladesh gravitated towards external borrowing to finance its budget deficit in fiscal 2021-22, leveraging the country’s capacity to absorb more of the relatively economical foreign loans.

September 4, 2024
September 4, 2024

Foreign loans: Committee on ‘white paper’ to look into deals

The committee tasked with formulating a white paper on Bangladesh’s economy will review the energy sector’s foreign loan agreements and other contracts, said its chair Debapriya Bhattacharya.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

AL govt leaves behind $156 billion debt

When Sheikh Hasina returned to power in 2008, Bangladesh’s total debt was just $33.66 billion. When she fled amid an unprecedented student-led uprising on August 5, she left behind a burden of $156 billion in local and foreign loans for the country to carry.

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

How to make development projects more time and cost-effective

Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.

September 19, 2022
September 19, 2022

New headache: Private firms’ foreign loans jump to $26b

The amount of foreign loans availed by the private sector in Bangladesh has been swelling fast since 2020, creating a major headache for the country’s economy at a time when its foreign exchange reserves are plummeting.

August 12, 2022
August 12, 2022

External debt situation more comfortable now

Bangladesh gravitated towards external borrowing to finance its budget deficit in fiscal 2021-22, leveraging the country’s capacity to absorb more of the relatively economical foreign loans.