Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority on Sunday inked Transaction Advisory Services Agreement with the Asian Development Bank for setting up Ground Mounted Solar PV (100-200MW) at National Special Economic Zone Project on a Public Private Partnership basis...
The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $58.6 million grant from the Asian Development Fund and a $28.1 million concessional loan to provide basic infrastructure and critical services for displaced people from Myanmar and host communities in Bangladesh...
The government of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank on Friday signed four loan agreements totaing $1.304 billion to modernise critical infrastructure, strengthen financial systems and accelerate the nation鈥檚 climate resilience efforts.
The Asian Development Bank on Thursday approved a $900 million loan to Bangladesh for reforming its banking sector and strengthening its resilience to impacts of climate change...
The interim government appears to continue commercialising the country鈥檚 power and energy sector on the prescriptions of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, following the footsteps of successive governments, alleged the Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
Asian Development Bank president Masato Kanda on Thursday assured Bangladesh鈥檚 finance adviser聽 Salehuddin Ahmed of more concessional loans.
AS THE negotiation between Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund over the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of the $4.7 billion bailout package that the international lending agency approved in 2023 hangs over a few issues and the interim government has sought more concessional loans from other agencies, especially the Asian Development Bank...
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has urged the Asian Development Bank to extend more assistance in the areas of digital inclusion, climate action, regional integration and sustainable financing.
On the sidelines of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh has strengthened its development cooperation with key international financial partners through high-level bilateral meetings...
The Asian Development Bank gave a statement in response to the coverage of a press conference in which the multilateral development bank was accused of locking Bangladesh in costly fossil fuels...
About 83 per cent of the investments by the Asian Development Bank in electricity generation since 1973 has gone into building fossil fuel-based power plants in Bangladesh, revealed an analysis of ADB data.
The Asian Development Bank has projected that Bangladesh鈥檚 economic growth would slow to 3.9 per cent in the 2024-25 financial year, down from 4.2 per cent in FY24...
The Asian Development Bank is likely to provide $500 million budget support in May for improving assets聽 quality of the ailing banking sector.
Masato Kanda today officially assumed office as the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank...
The World Bank has intended to evaluate the asset quality of four state-owned banks in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on the scam-hit Janata Bank, using international audit firms.
The Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is part of efforts to restore transparency and accountability in the banking sector...
The finance ministry on Sunday said that it expected聽$1.1 billion in loan support from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would be disbursed in the current month.
The government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for Police based Loan (PBL)...
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said that it approved $600 million 鈥榩olicy-based loan鈥� to Bangladesh...
The Asian Development Bank Monday approved a $100 million loan in additional financing to support critical infrastructure development through public鈥損rivate partnerships in Bangladesh...
The Asian Development Bank and Tanveer Dal Mill and Flour Mills Limited, a member of the Meghna Group of Industries, have signed a $20 million-loan agreement to support construction of a greenfield state-of-the-art, energy-efficient flour milling plant in Bangladesh...
The Asian Development Bank鈥檚 board of governors has elected Masato Kanda as ADB鈥檚 11th president...
The Asian Development Bank at a courtesy meeting in Dhaka with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz assured that the ADB would invest in research and...
Masato Kanda, special adviser to Japan鈥檚 prime minister and finance minister, is the sole candidate for next ADB presidency.
The Asian Development Bank, in its latest outlook, has projected that inflation in Bangladesh will rise to 10.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2024-25, a significant increase of 3.1 percentage points from its previous estimate made in April.
The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 5.1 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing political unrest, supply chain disruptions, and recent severe floods...
The Asian Development Bank has appointed Hoe Yun Jeong as its new country director for Bangladesh...
The Asian Development Bank is likely to disburse around $900 million in the next six months as it expressed keen interest to cooperate with the interim government of Bangladesh...
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on Sunday pledged a combined loan of $2.5 billion to Bangladesh to support reforms in the country鈥檚 banking and...
IN THE 21st century, demographic transition, not an esoteric fact any more, has become a critical issue for policymakers and economists worldwide. The process affects every aspect of society, from the labour market and economic growth to healthcare systems and social security to the extent that supranational organisations such as the World Bank...