Bangladesh Bank has disbursed around BDT 120bn (USD 983.6mn) of its BDT 600bn (USD 4.92bn) stimulus package by mid-October to revive struggling businesses, reopen closed factories and boost investment and employment
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 36.39bn, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday. Reserves calculated under the IMF's BPM6 methodology stood at USD 31.58bn.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with Bangladesh’s economic progress since the announcement of the national budget, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said after a meeting with IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formally urged Bangladesh Bank to extend the duration and expand the size of the special capital market investment fund scheme for commercial banks, proposing to elevate the individual allocatio
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury informed the multilateral lender that the government is aiming to compress the approval window even further, down to five months, to accelerate development delivery.
Bangladesh's letters of credit (LCs) for imports rose to USD 8.10bn in September, the highest monthly level in 53 months, as higher fuel and raw material prices pushed up import costs alongside a modest increase in import volumes.
Yields on treasury bills fell below 8pc in 11 October auction for the first time since October 2023, as excess liquidity in the banking sector and weak private-sector credit demand drove down the government's short-term borrowing costs to their lowest lev
Government agencies, including the Directorate General of Food, distributed 7.55 lakh tons of grains in the July-September period of fiscal year 2026-27, down 7pc from the same period a year earlier, according to food ministry data.
