Bangladesh: Use of Fund Resources: Request for Emergency Assistance: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bangladesh
April 21, 2008
Summary
The fiscal impact of these policies will be significant, but donor support, improved revenue, and budget reallocations will contain domestic financing. The authorities have introduced several policies in response to the disasters. IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for a purchase under the IMF's policy on emergency assistance for natural disasters. Following severe flooding, the impact of cyclone Sidr on Bangladesh has been substantial.
Subject: Central banks, Credit, Emergency assistance, Environment, Foreign aid, Imports, International reserves, International trade, Monetary base, Money, Natural disasters
Keywords: assessment of the damage, assistance, CR, Credit, cyclone Sidr, Emergency assistance, fund subsidy, Global, government, government-donor assessment, Imports, International reserves, ISCR, Natural disasters, rice import
Pages:
27
Volume:
2008
DOI:
Issue:
138
Series:
Country Report No. 2008/138
Stock No:
1BGDEA2008001
ISBN:
9781451804256
ISSN:
1934-7685






