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NGO Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
BRAC is navigating a challenging regulatory and economic environment characterized by shifting government policies on microfinance and the need to maintain financial resilience.
BRAC launched social development operations in Ghana targeting adolescent girls and young women.
BRAC Bank reported over USD 1.5 billion in remittance inflows for the first five months of 2026.
BRAC Bank received the Best Financial Inclusion and Social Impact Initiatives award from International Finance Magazine.
BRAC EPL Investments signed an MoU with the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh for a strategic partnership.
Founded 21 March 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. Regulated under multiple bodies: NGO Affairs Bureau (foreign-funded activity) and Microcredit Regulatory Authority (microfinance, MRA cert 00488-00186-00065). Asif Saleh is ED of BRAC (Bangladesh); Shameran Abed heads BRAC International. Current consolidated staff, member and loan-portfolio totals not cited to a single dated official figure here, so left null.
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