EDF loans

$600m loans from EDF turn sour

Loans amounting to nearly $600 million, or Tk 7,000 crore, disbursed from the Export Development Fund (EDF), which was formed based on the country’s foreign exchange reserves, have been defaulted, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) document.

$600 million taken in loans from Export Development Fund defaulted

Dhaka-based firms defaulted most of the amount at $558.7 million and Chattogram-based ones $29.7 million

August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

$600m loans from EDF turn sour

Loans amounting to nearly $600 million, or Tk 7,000 crore, disbursed from the Export Development Fund (EDF), which was formed based on the country’s foreign exchange reserves, have been defaulted, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) document.

August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024

$600 million taken in loans from Export Development Fund defaulted

Dhaka-based firms defaulted most of the amount at $558.7 million and Chattogram-based ones $29.7 million