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Bangladesh to Negotiate New Partnership Framework with World Bank
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News18•16-10-2026, 16:45
Bangladesh to Negotiate New Partnership Framework with World Bank
- •A Bangladesh government delegation will meet with the World Bank in the coming weeks to finalise a new country partnership framework.
- •Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury stated there are no major disagreements on fundamental policy issues between the two sides.
- •The discussions took place on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
- •The finance minister also met with representatives from Google, Bank of America, Standard Chartered Bank, and Moody’s to discuss economic reforms and the financial sector.
- •The upcoming framework is designed to guide the World Bank's development partnership and support Bangladesh's economic goals over the next five years.
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A Bangladesh government delegation will hold talks with the World Bank in the next two to three weeks to finalise the terms of a new country partnership framework, according to Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury made the remarks while briefing journalists on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok.
The finance minister held meetings with representatives of Bank of America, Google, the IMF, Standard Chartered Bank, and Moody’s at the Sirikit International Convention Centre to discuss economic situations, debt, and financial sector reforms.
