$4.5bn IMF loan, TIB concerned over conditions proposed

DHAKA, 06 November 2022, (TON): Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concerns over the potential discriminatory implications of some of the conditions on which the International Monetary Fund is proposing its USD 4.5 billion loan to Bangladesh.

TIB has also called upon the lender to be consistent with its own policy against corruption and money laundering.

In a media statement issued “TIB drew the attention of the IMF negotiating team to the potential distributive injustices of some of their proposed conditions like reform of subsidies on fuel, fertiliser, electricity, and gas.”

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