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Development Partner Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The AIIB is currently balancing its mandate for long-term infrastructure investment with the urgent need to provide fast-disbursing budget support to address Bangladesh's macroeconomic instability.
AIIB President Zou Jiayi met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka to discuss development priorities and budget support.
AIIB approved a USD 250 million sovereign loan for the Strengthening Economic Management and Governance Program (Subprogram 2).
The Government of Bangladesh and the AIIB formally signed the USD 250 million loan agreement for the Strengthening Economic Management and Governance Program.
Bangladesh is a founding member of AIIB (the bank began operations in 2016). As of 2022 AIIB had approved 15 projects totaling over $2.8 billion in Bangladesh; a current single-figure cumulative/active portfolio could not be confirmed against an official AIIB total, so financial fields are left null. No named AIIB country head for Bangladesh confirmed (AIIB operates Bangladesh from headquarters/regional structure rather than a publicly named resident country director).
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