
IMF approves $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh
January 16, 2023: IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoine Monceau meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina Wajid. The IMF has approved a 4.7 billion dollar aid loan package for Bangladesh. Energy and food prices have been rising sharply in Bangladesh, leading to massive protests. Till last year, there was 13 hours of load shedding every day across…