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Bangladesh central bank orders fresh loans for exporters to pay wages

02 Sep '24
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Bangladesh central bank orders fresh loans for exporters to pay wages
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  • Bangladesh's central bank has instructed all banks to introduce a fresh loan facility on simple terms to active exporters to pay workers' wages for August as recent domestic disruptions and global economic conditions have hit timely export value repatriation.
  • Banks can recover this loan in equal installments within a year, with a grace period of three months.
Bangladesh’s central bank yesterday instructed all banks to introduce a fresh loan facility on simple terms to active exporters to pay workers’ wages for August as recent disruptions caused due to political instability and global economic conditions have affected timely export value repatriation.

As per Bangladesh Bank’s guidance, the industries that export four-fifths of their total production are considered export-oriented industries and will get separate loans.

The amount of the loan will not be more than the average wages and allowances of the last three months of the recipient factories. The prevailing market rate of interest will be applied.

The factories that have paid staff wages from May 2023 to July 2024 will be considered active factories and will be verified through certificates from the respective trade associations.

The total debt of the factories, including this loan, to pay the wages of the workers should be within the single loan limit.

Banks can recover this loan in equal installments within a year, with a grace period of three months in the form of a term loan, according to domestic media reports.

Trade bodies had earlier requested Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur for such a loan.

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