These talks follow discussions held during the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington late April
The government has yet to reach a consensus with the International Monetary Fund on adopting a market-based exchange rate -- the only remaining condition for releasing the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.
The government and the International Monetary Fund are set to meet again today for another round of negotiations over the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7 billion loan programme.
It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan
Led by Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, the Bangladesh delegation held a series of meetings with IMF representatives in Washington.
The International Monetary Fund has no major disagreement with Bangladesh over reforms to the National Board of Revenue, one of the conditions set by the lender for the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.
IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan.
The global lender said such an agreement would pave the way for completing the combined third and fourth reviews
The visiting mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prioritising four conditions for releasing two instalments of an ongoing $4.7 billion loan programme, according to Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.
government falls Tk 17,946 crore short of the revenue last fiscal year as one of IMF's $4.7 billion loan conditions
Bangladesh Bank introduced a new formula in June to determine the lending interest rate and brought about a single exchange rate recently but both are yet to be determined by the open market, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
Bangladesh Bank today explained to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the reasons behind the failure to meet the target on foreign currency reserves, one of the six conditions set by the global lender for its $4.7 billion loan programme.
It seems there exists a nexus among the policymakers, bank directors, and defaulters which facilitates the process of swindling depositors’ money.
The government is going to unveil a Tk 7,61,785 crore budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday, setting containment of high inflation as a major target.
Reforms following the IMF prescription should not harm disadvantaged groups
As is well-known, credit from the IMF comes with strings attached, and the latest one is no exception.
The central bank took the decision to comply with IMF's loan conditions
There is likely to be yet another increase in electricity tariff by June as the government looks to shed its subsidy burden in line with the demands of the International Monetary Fund.
Economic uncertainty will keep us on our toes
