Govt optimistic about securing IMF loan: Finance Secretary
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Fatima Yasmin has said the government is optimistic about getting a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"There will be no problem in getting a loan from the IMF. Today was the first meeting with IMF representatives. There will be further discussions in this regard," she said following a meeting with the IMF delegation at the Secretariat Wednesday (October 26).
The IMF delegation came to Dhaka on a 15-day visit, led by IMF Mission Chief Rahul Anand.
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The team will stay in the city till 9 November. The meeting is said to discuss the future credit programme for Bangladesh and the financial sector reform, as well as policy for new long-term lending.
Besides, the delegation will hold talks with the central bank as well as the policymakers, and other stakeholders of the government.
Earlier, this year, Bangladesh sent in a formal request to the IMF for $4.5 billion in budget support.
