Bangladesh bags highest $6.79 billion foreign aid in nine months
Bangladesh received a record $6.79 billion in foreign aid in the first three quarters of the current financial year, up 55 per cent from last fiscal's, officials say. In the past fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, external development partners released $4.38 billion worth of assistance during the July-Marc
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Bangladesh bags highest $6.79 billion foreign aid in nine months
Jul-Mar debt servicing also swelled to $1.59b
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | Published: April 24, 2022 08:02:08 | Updated: April 24, 2022 23:00:51
Bangladesh received a record $6.79 billion in foreign aid in the first three quarters of the current financial year, up 55 per cent from last fiscal's, officials say.
In the past fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, external development partners released $4.38 billion worth of assistance during the July-March period.
The increased concessional-aid inflow comprised the record- highest fund disbursement by the Asian Development Bank and the Japan government, Economic Relations Division (ERD) officials said Saturday.
Out of the total amount of $6.79 billion, according to ERD data, the ADB alone supplied $1.91 billion and Japan $1.57 billion.