Bangladesh expects $1.3b IMF instalment in July: Finance minister

TBS Report
24 March, 2026, 02:30 pm
Last modified: 24 March, 2026, 02:48 pm

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (24 March) said that the government expects to receive the next instalment of $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by July.

Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat following a meeting with Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, the Minister said that a final discussion regarding the disbursement will take place during the IMF’s Spring Meetings in Washington this April.

“We discussed the IMF loan disbursement. The review for the $1.3 billion tranche will take place in July. In the meantime, we will prepare the national budget,” the minister said.

Source:https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bangladesh-expects-13b-imf-installment-july-finance-minister-1392931