Dhaka, April 30 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said Bangladesh may receive a decision on the next tranche of its IMF loan during a meeting in Washington on 5 May.
He made this remarks while speaking to reporters after a seminar in Dhaka on Tuesday. The NBR chairman said the staff-level meeting will determine whether the loan will be approved, with the final decision expected during the IMF board meeting on 23 May.
"We are hopeful that a positive decision will be made regarding the loan tranche," he added.
Abdur Rahman further confirmed that negotiations with the IMF are still ongoing, with major disagreements centring the issue of opening up the exchange rate.
The seminar, titled "Macroeconomic Perspec...