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2026-05-27 13:59:29
[Bangladesh External Loans Down 18% Year-on-Year in First Nine Months Due to Political and Economic Instability] (1) In the first nine months of fiscal year 2025-26, Bangladesh received nearly 18% less external loans than the previous year, to US$3.89 billion (US$4.81 billion in the same period last year), due to continued political and economic instability. (2) During the same period, Bangladesh repaid US$3.53 billion in principal and interest on its external debt, up from US$3.21 billion in the same period last year. (3) Economists and officials believe that the main reason for the slowdown in loan disbursement is that development activities have failed to regain momentum since the political changes in 2024. (4) Foreign aid commitments also decreased: the amount committed in the first nine months of this fiscal year was US$2.8 billion, down from US$3 billion in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of more than 6%.
