The government has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for the fourth and fifth tranche of the $4.7 billion loan programme, putting to bed months of uncertainty over their disbursement.

The Spring Meetings indicate that the IMF and World Bank are at a crossroads.

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.

The fourth tranche of the instalment was deferred due to disagreements and now talks are going on to release two tranches at once.

The IMF projected Bangladesh’s GDP growth at 3.76% for FY25

The International Monetary Fund's move to disburse the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7 billion loan together was a mutual decision, the finance ministry said in a press release yesterday.

The meeting will be held in February next year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further cut Bangladesh’s growth forecast but kept its projection on inflation elevated for the current fiscal year.

Bangladesh may grow 3.8% in FY25, not 4.5% in FY25, the lender says

IMF agreed to Bangladesh’s request to extend the loan amount, now it stands at $5.3 billion

The index should be updated quarterly, the donor agency said

IMF mission concluded its 15-day visit to Bangladesh today

The Washington-based lender said the economy would grow by 5.7 percent in 2023-24, lower than the 6 percent forecast in October. The gross domestic product (GDP) projection was 6.5 percent initially.

The International Monetary Fund has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) restructure the personal income tax slabs and increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh from the existing Tk 3.5 lakh.

A tax policy mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday began to work with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to train taxmen to assess tax expenditures so that the government can eliminate less effective tax exemptions, broaden the tax base and increase revenue collection.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the latest monetary policy adopted by the Bangladesh Bank would help to curb inflation, but added that further measures would be needed to make it durable.

Bangladesh might have experienced capital flight in the last financial year evidenced from the unusual outflow of funds as well as unrealised export proceeds, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A board meeting of IMF isto be held today, where about $681 million in a second loan tranche is expected to be approved for Bangladesh

An IMF team meets BSEC officials today

A visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation yesterday sought to know from garment manufacturers why some exports from Bangladesh over the past 10 to 15 years did not see the subsequent return of proceeds.