Rejaul Karim Byron

The government has pledged to take more than 50 reform measures in three years under the International Monetary Fund’s loan programme to rebuild foreign currency reserves and contain inflation

The International Monetary Fund has set a new minimum foreign exchange reserves target for Bangladesh as the reserves have dropped at a faster-than-expected pace.

The IMF executive board may approve the waiver if it is satisfied that its programme will still succeed

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have received loan payouts from IMF, strengthening their buffers against risks to foreign exchange reserves

Bangladesh’s gross foreign reserves can top up to $24.3 billion by the end of the fiscal year if greater exchange rate flexibility is allowed and a tighter monetary policy is pursued, the IMF said.

In 2022-23, the mismatch between the actual realisation reported by BB and EPB shipment figure was $12.08 billion, the highest in at least eight years

a flexible, market-determined exchange rate to contain volatility in the foreign exchange market and restore stability to the economy

Asian Development Bank has approved a $400 million loan for Bangladesh to help fight climate change challenges.

government plans to cut the size of the budget for the ongoing fiscal year and keep it slimmer in the next fiscal year

Pressure on the foreign exchange reserves remains high as the deficit in the financial account continues to widen despite the narrowing trade gap and a current account surplus.

government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June

Bangladesh is expected to receive more than $1 billion in budget support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week, which could bring some relief to the nation’s dwindling foreign currency reserves.

Inflation decelerated by 44 basis points to 9.49 percent in November led by a decline in both food and non-food prices.

Bangladesh's proposal to get the second tranche of the International Monetary Fund's $4.7 billion loan has been placed for approval at the multilateral lender's board meeting slated for next week.

In a first in Asia, development partners have come together to announce an $8 billion fund to help Bangladesh mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.

Data from the food ministry showed that 12.92 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat were distributed under various schemes

government falls Tk 17,946 crore short of the revenue last fiscal year as one of IMF's $4.7 billion loan conditions

Bangladeshi citizens living abroad at about 50.53 lakh, which is a third of that reported by other government agencies

1.54 lakh or 33.03 percent of the returnee expatriates were from Chattogram division followed by 1.32 lakh or 28.48 percent from Dhaka

finance division directed the planning commission to suspend a Tk 11,669 crore block allocations from ADP for new projects