Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Most of the banks in the country do not feel comfortable to finance infrastructure projects mainly due to longer concession period of the projects than the banks' loan tenure of only 5-7 years at best, according to a new study.

Nearly 91 per cent of the banks are uncomfortable in financing the long-term projects, said the study released on Thursday.

It further said the banks do not want to go for long-term financing also due to asset-liability mismatch, lack of long-term sources of funds such as bond, insurance fund, pension fund etc.

The study titled "Infrastructure Lending by Banks: Corporate Vs. Project Financing Approach" was conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and led by BIBM Professor Pra...