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Bangladesh Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Bangladesh

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Bangladesh, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Bangladesh and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Bangladesh.

At a Glance : Bangladesh's Relations with the IMF

  • Current IMF membership: 188 countries
  • Bangladesh Joined on August 17, 1972; accepted the obligations under Article VIII, Sections 2, 3, and 4 on April 11, 1994.
  • Quota: SDR 533.30 million
  • Outstanding loans: Emergency Assistance SDR 133.33 million; PRGF Arrangements SDR 301.88 million.
  • The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on October 28, 2011 (Country Report 11/314)
  • Selected Macroeconomic Indicators for Bangladesh; Updated May 2012

News — Highlights

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Turning up the Volume—Asia’s Voice and Leadership in Global Policymaking

Asia’s voice is getting louder and the IMF—and, indeed, the world—is listening. By Naoyuki Shinohara click for more

Press Briefing on Asia and Pacific Regional Outlook, June 9, 2010

Asia and Pacific Region-Leading the Global Recovery click for more

Asia: Leading the Global Recovery

By Anoop Singh I am in China this week to present our new Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook in Shanghai. I remain as impressed as ever by China’s energy and vibrant growth, an impression that is reinforced every time I return to this country. click for more

The Global Economic Recession and Route to Recovery

Presentation by Eteri Kvintradze, Resident Representative in Bangladesh, at Bangladesh Bank Training Academy; April 26, 2010 click for more

Press Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Seminar on “IMF Responses to the Global Crises: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Countries”

From the Resident Representative in Bangladesh; March 24, 2010 click for more

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Bangladesh and the IMF

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Bangladesh

April 27, 2012

Transcript of the Asia and Pacific Economic Outlook

April 21, 2012

Bangladesh: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility

April 16, 2012
Series: Country Report No. 12/94 click for more

Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves Three-Year ECF Arrangement for Bangladesh

April 11, 2012

IMF Survey: Bangladesh Gets $987 Million Loan from IMF

April 11, 2012
The International Monetary Fund has approved a loan to Bangladesh worth almost one billion dollars under its Extended Credit Facility, to help the country overcome macroeconomic pressures and build a reserve buffer.  click for more

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Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific

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Barring the realization of downside risks to the global economy, growth in the Asia and the Pacific region is expected to gain momentum over the course of 2012, according to this report, and now projected at 6 percent in 2012, rising to about 6½ percent in 2013. Stronger economic and policy fundamentals have helped buffer the region's economies against the global financial crisis, by limiting adverse financial market spillovers and ameliorating the impact of deleveraging by European banks, but a sharp fall in exports to advanced economies and a reversal of foreign capital flows would have a severe impact on the region. The region's policymakers now face the difficult task of calibrating the amount of insurance needed to support stable, noninflationary growth. Some Asian and Pacific economies can afford to lengthen the pause in the normalization of their macroeconomic policies that was initiated when the global recovery stalled late in 2011; others may need a faster return to more neutral policy stances. Similarly, the pace of fiscal consolidation should be calibrated to country-specific circumstances. Additional chapters in the report discuss whether China is rebalancing and the particular challenges facing Asian low-income and small island economies. Click for more

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Resident Representative for Bangladesh

Eteri Kvintradze, Resident Representative for Bangladesh
Eteri Kvintradze
Resident Representative in Dhaka
Bangladesh Bank
main building, room 4,
4th floor
Tel: 880-2- 712 0679, 712 0680
Fax: 880-2-956-6213
E-Mail: RR-BGD@IMF.ORG