## 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

_IMF Staff Country Reports, April 21, 2008_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 21, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451804256.002

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### 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.

### Fiscal impact and financing
- Fiscal impact described as "significant".
- Containment of domestic financing expected from:
  - donor support
  - improved revenue
  - budget reallocations

### Policy response and IMF support
- Authorities introduced several policies in response to the disasters (unspecified in this summary).
- IMF staff supports a purchase under the IMF's policy on emergency assistance for natural disasters.

### Subject areas and keywords
- 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

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