Bangladesh foreign loans drop to $103.6b
The country鈥檚 external debts fell by $736 million at the end of December 2024 due largely to the clearing of overdue payments and the interim government鈥檚 restrained approach to new overseas borrowing.
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Pressure on debt management continues聽
The government has continued facing pressure regarding the external debt management in eight months (July-February) of the 2024-25 financial year.
Short term foreign loans drop below $10b after 4yrs
Private sector short-term foreign loans dropped below $10 billion in January for the first time in four years as businesses prioritised repaying existing loans over securing new ones, amid ongoing political unrest in the country...
Debt trap fear mounts over megaprojects
The megaprojects implemented mostly with foreign loans by the now ousted Awami League regime have left the nation with concerns over the debt trap amid the questionable expected returns...
Foreign loan drops by 26pc in July-Oct
The disbursement of foreign loans in the first four month of the current financial year dropped by 26 per cent due mainly to the regime change in the country, economists said...
Pvt sector short-term foreign loans drop
The amount of private sector short-term foreign loans dropped to $10.72 billion in September, hitting its lowest in three years and six months amid slow business and increased repayments...
Forex reserve rises to $22b on foreign loans
The foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh, according to the International Monetary Fund guidelines, increased to nearly $22 billion on June 27 from $18.64 billion in May...
Short-term foreign loan rises after 10-month fall
The amount of private sector short-term foreign loans increased in April, as businesses turned to overseas loans considering rising interest rates and liquidity crunch in the...
A budget heavily dependent on loans, hardly helpful for poor
THE national budget for the 2025 financial year, which the finance minister proposed in the parliament on June 6, is high-deficit, with an aim to make up for the shortfall with resources coming from domestic borrowing, 20.2 per cent of the total outlay of Tk 7,970 billion, and foreign loans, 11.4 per cent, along with expected foreign grants of 0.5 per cent...
Interest payment jumps 167pc聽聽
Interest expenses for external borrowing jumped 167 per cent in the first half of the outgoing FY24 compared with the same period of FY23 owing to the payment...
Interest payment doubles in 10 months
The payment of interest by the government against foreign loans became more than double in the first 10 months of the outgoing FY24 against the backdrop dollar shortage...
Pvt sector short-term foreign loans now $11.04b
Private sector short-term foreign loans decreased slightly in March as businesses focused on repaying existing loans rather than taking new ones...
Net foreign loans, grants decline
The country鈥檚 net receipts of foreign aids in the form of loans and grants dropped in the July-February period of the current financial year 2023-24 compared with those in the...
Interest payment grows 143 per cent in July鈥揗arch
Payment of interest against foreign loans has grown faster than the principal amount, posing challenges for debt servicing amid the ongoing dollar shortages...
Pvt sector external debt drops to $11b
Private sector short-term foreign loans dropped further in February as businesses prioritised repaying existing loans over taking new ones. According to Bangladesh Bank data...