IMF ready to assist Bangladesh in the pursuit of sustained stabilisation and growth: Asia Pacific director

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Krishna Srinivasan, director for the Asia Pacific Department, visited Dhaka on March 24-25.

During the visit, Srinivasan met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman, and other stakeholders, said a press release issued from Washington DC.

At the end of the visit, Srinivasan said, “We had productive discussions with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and other key policymakers on the economic and financial challenges facing Bangladesh. We agreed on the need for Bangladesh to pursue ambitious policies and structural reforms that would anchor macro-financial stability and ensure strong, inclusive, and job-rich growth.”

IMF is ready to assist Bangladesh in the pursuit of sustained stabilisation and growth, he added.

"The IMF team will continue its dialogue with Bangladesh’s authorities during the upcoming IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in April to identify the best path forward to engage on the Fund-supported programme,” Srinivasan said.