IMF loan

$4.7 billion IMF loan: Govt meets most conditions for next tranche

An IMF mission is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on October 29 for a two-week review of progress made until June.

IMF approves $1.3b in loans

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund yesterday approved the fourth and fifth instalments of its loan for Bangladesh, a top-up of the original $4.7 billion credit by about $800 million with a six-month extension.

Talks with Bangladesh aim to sustain reform momentum: IMF    

These talks follow discussions held during the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington late April

Dhaka-IMF talks drag on

The government has yet to reach a consensus with the International Monetary Fund on adopting a market-based exchange rate -- the only remaining condition for releasing the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.

Meeting with IMF today to break deadlock

The government and the International Monetary Fund are set to meet again today for another round of negotiations over the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7 billion loan programme.

OPINION / The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan

IMF talks end without deal on next loan tranches

Led by Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, the Bangladesh delegation held a series of meetings with IMF representatives in Washington.

Bangladesh-IMF talks to continue

The International Monetary Fund has no major disagreement with Bangladesh over reforms to the National Board of Revenue, one of the conditions set by the lender for the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.

May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025

The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

IMF talks end without deal on next loan tranches

Led by Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, the Bangladesh delegation held a series of meetings with IMF representatives in Washington.

April 26, 2025
April 26, 2025

Bangladesh-IMF talks to continue

The International Monetary Fund has no major disagreement with Bangladesh over reforms to the National Board of Revenue, one of the conditions set by the lender for the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.

April 21, 2025
April 21, 2025

No alternative to financial reforms for IMF loan

IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan.

April 17, 2025
April 17, 2025

IMF to continue talks with Bangladesh for near-term agreement

The global lender said such an agreement would pave the way for completing the combined third and fourth reviews

April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025

Raise tax collection, cut budget size

The visiting mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prioritising four conditions for releasing two instalments of an ongoing $4.7 billion loan programme, according to Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.

April 6, 2025
April 6, 2025

Govt hopeful about receiving two IMF tranches in June

“If the IMF does not release the funds, we will have to boost revenue,” he added

February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

$4.7 billion loan: IMF defers release of 4th tranche

The International Monetary Fund has deferred the release of the fourth tranche of the $4.7 billion loan to June instead of March as Bangladesh could not meet some prior conditions.

December 22, 2024
December 22, 2024

Has IMF experiment delivered?

Two years after Bangladesh turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $4.7 billion bailout to address its worsening macroeconomic pressures, the nation stands at a crossroads.

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

IMF to give $645m in fourth tranche

The International Monetary Fund will give Bangladesh $645 million in the fourth tranche under the $4.7 billion loan programme, taking the total disbursement to $2.31 billion.