Bangladesh, Jan. 21 -- Farm credit disbursement grew by more than 5.0 per cent in the first-half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY), 2019-20, as demand for such loan has been picked up due to seasonal effects.
Disbursement of agriculture loan rose to Tk 108.00 billion in the July-December of FY '20 from Tk 102.31 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal, according to the Bangladesh Bank's (BB) latest statistics.
"We're working continuously to achieve the agriculture loan disbursement target by the end of this fiscal," a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told the FE on Monday.
As part of the move, the BB is set to meet with senior officials of eight public banks on January 28 for reviewing the latest situation on agri...