Economic Relations Division (ERD)

Economic Relations Division (ERD)

Chinese Yuan and US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 10 March 2023. File Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

If loans taken in yuan, yen, it would be cheaper than dollar, ERD finds

An ERD analysis makes the case for borrowing in yen and yuan over dollars, but not everyone is convinced

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

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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