Government repays Tk 8,500 crore in foreign loans in two months

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Bangladesh repaid $698.92 million in foreign loans during July and August, the first two months of the current 2026-27 fiscal year. The amount is equivalent to around Tk 8,626 crore in local currency.

During the same period of the previous fiscal year, Bangladesh repaid $667.11 million in foreign loans, equivalent to Tk 8,131 crore. Accordingly, foreign loan repayments increased by $31.81 million year-on-year.

The Economic Relations Division (ERD) disclosed the information in its latest report on Sunday (September 27).

According to the report, Bangladesh repaid $516.04 million, or around Tk 6,369 crore, in principal instalments during July and August. It also paid $182.88 million, or approximately Tk 2,257 crore, in interest.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh received $294.56 million in foreign loan disbursements during the first two months of the current fiscal year. During July-August, the country also received new loan commitments worth $240 million. In the same period of the previous fiscal year, the amount of such commitments stood at $243.8 million.