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32 banks ink deals with BB on green fund

March 17, 2023 00:00:00


Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder was present as the chief guest at the participation agreement signing ceremony at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of the central bank on Thursday.

Bangladesh Bank has introduced a refinance fund worth BDT 50 billion (5,000 crore), namely Green Transformation Fund (GTF), for acceleration of green practices and sustainable growth in export-oriented and manufacturing industries, says a press release.

Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank organised a participation agreement signing ceremony in this connection at Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of the central bank on Thursday.

Thirty-two commercial banks participated in the ceremony with the aim of getting refinancing facilities under this fund. Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder was present as the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Kazi Saidur Rahman, Executive Director Md. Khurshid Alam, Director of Sustainable Finance Department Chowdhury Liakat Ali and other officials of the concerned department were present at the event.

On behalf of Bangladesh Bank Chowdhury Liakat Ali, Director, Sustainable Finance Department, and concerned Managing Directors/Chief Executives of the participating banks signed the agreements on behalf of their organisations. In addition, BB Governor, Deputy Governor, Managing Director of Sonali Bank Limited on behalf of state-owned commercial banks and Managing Director of Eastern Bank Limited on behalf of the private banks spoke on the occasion.


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