BD gets $250m ADB loan for post-pandemic recovery

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $250-million policy-based loan to support Bangladesh's

economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board of Directors of the Manila-based lender approved the loan Saturday, the first sub-programme of the programmatic $500 million Sustainable Economic Recovery Program, ADB said.

Now the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance will sign a loan deal with the ADB for confirming its disbursement, officials said on Saturday.

The assistance will help Bangladesh to facilitate a rapid and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, generate employment, and expand economic activities for micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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