Published: 12:36 AM, 01 May 2026
Foreign aid inflow drops 19pc in nine months
Foreign loan disbursement has dropped by 19 percent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared with the same period a year earlier.
Between July and March of the 2025-26 fiscal, development partners and international lenders released $3.89 billion in loans and grants.
Data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Thursday shows this is a significant slide from the $4.80 billion disbursed during the corresponding months of the previous financial year, bdnews24 reports.
Foreign loan disbursement has dropped by 19 percent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared with the same period a year earlier.
Between July and March of the 2025-26 fiscal, development partners and international lenders released $3.89 billion in loans and grants.
Data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Thursday shows this is a significant slide from the $4.80 billion disbursed during the corresponding months of the previous financial year.
The report also shows that fresh commitments of foreign assistance declined to $2.8 billion, down from $3 billion a year earlier, reflecting a drop of more than 6 percent.
