Economic Relations Division (ERD)

Economic Relations Division (ERD)

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Fiscal pressure builds as Bangladesh faces $26b debt servicing in next five years

Total external debt stood at $77.28b as of 30 June 2025

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Russia leads foreign aid disbursement in FY26 (July-Febuary)

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Govt mulls significant budget expenditure increase to address global crises, fulfil electoral pledges: Officials

Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Collected

ADB to provide $1b as Bangladesh seeks to cushion Mideast war shocks

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Revenue lags, costly mega projects raise external debt risks

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88% of new loans diverted to repayments in H1

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Decades of foreign-funded local governance projects yield little while debt mounts

Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

An illustration of a globe as a piggy bank with gold coins and a rising red arrow, symbolizing the growth in foreign aid and economic investment in Bangladesh.

World Bank leads foreign aid disbursement in Q1 FY26

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Soft loans drying up even before LDC exit – 43% of foreign borrowing now market-based

The headquarters of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is seen under construction in Beijing, China May 5, 2019/ Reuters

Bangladesh turns to AIIB for $1.5b budget support amid fiscal strain

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WB mandates 30% labour cost allocation in projects for local workers

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Govt to set six conditions to prevent delays, waste in foreign-funded projects