The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is continuing virtual discussions with Bangladesh on policies required to sustain reform momentum under its ongoing loan programme, an IMF spokesperson said today.

These talks follow discussions held during the 2025 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, in late April, aimed at reaching an agreement on the programme's parameters.

An IMF staff team, led by Chris Papageorgiou, visited Dhaka from April 6 to 17 to conduct a combined third and fourth review of Bangladesh's reform efforts under the Extended Fund Facility, Extended Credit Facility, and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.

The IMF approved a $4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh in 2023. Of this, $2.3 billion has been disbursed in three tranches.

The fourth tranche, originally due in March, was delayed after Bangladesh failed to meet some agreed-upon prior actions, including exchange rate flexibility.