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Budget support from WB, IMF, ADB: Bangladesh may get $5.65b by this fiscal year

The government is expecting at least $5.65 billion in budget support this fiscal year from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite reforms.

Up to $1.5b World Bank loans to be repurposed

The government has identified a dozen slow-paced projects funded by the World Bank, from which up to $1.5 billion will be repurposed and utilised as budget support or in other policy-based reform programmes.

World Bank may provide $2 billion in budget support 

The World Bank (WB) is considering a $2 billion budget support for Bangladesh during the current fiscal year, according to the multilateral lender’s South Asia Region Vice President Martin Raiser

$250m budget support from WB in Nov

Bangladesh is expecting another $250 million in budget support from the World Bank after the government fulfilled the conditions laid out for the funding.

$1b in budget support arrives next week

About $1 billion in budget support is set to arrive in the next few days from three development partners to help the government meet its deficit financing for this fiscal year.

FY23’s first budget support materialises

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has become the first multilateral lender to respond to Bangladesh’s call for budget support this fiscal year to weather the impacts of the Ukraine war after its board approved $250 million last week.

Japan may give $600-700m in budget support

Bangladesh can expect budget support of $600-700 million from Japan as the development partner has responded positively to the country’s request for financial assistance to help the economy weather the storm caused by the Ukraine war.

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

Budget support from WB, IMF, ADB: Bangladesh may get $5.65b by this fiscal year

The government is expecting at least $5.65 billion in budget support this fiscal year from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite reforms.

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

Up to $1.5b World Bank loans to be repurposed

The government has identified a dozen slow-paced projects funded by the World Bank, from which up to $1.5 billion will be repurposed and utilised as budget support or in other policy-based reform programmes.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

World Bank may provide $2 billion in budget support 

The World Bank (WB) is considering a $2 billion budget support for Bangladesh during the current fiscal year, according to the multilateral lender’s South Asia Region Vice President Martin Raiser

September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023

$250m budget support from WB in Nov

Bangladesh is expecting another $250 million in budget support from the World Bank after the government fulfilled the conditions laid out for the funding.

June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023

$1b in budget support arrives next week

About $1 billion in budget support is set to arrive in the next few days from three development partners to help the government meet its deficit financing for this fiscal year.

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

FY23’s first budget support materialises

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has become the first multilateral lender to respond to Bangladesh’s call for budget support this fiscal year to weather the impacts of the Ukraine war after its board approved $250 million last week.

September 27, 2022
September 27, 2022

Japan may give $600-700m in budget support

Bangladesh can expect budget support of $600-700 million from Japan as the development partner has responded positively to the country’s request for financial assistance to help the economy weather the storm caused by the Ukraine war.