Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has said the disbursement of foreign loans in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year 2025-26 increased by 35 percent compared with the same period last year.

According to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on its website on Saturday, foreign loan disbursement during the July-September period reached $1.15 billion.

In the same period of the last fiscal year, $846.1 million was disbursed.

The country's economy underwent stagnation during the turbulent time of the quota reform movement.

ERD figures show, in the first three months of fiscal year 2025-26, loan repayments amounted to about $1.28 billion. Of this, $816.8 million was principal and around $462.9 million was interest.

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