Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A joint International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank technical assistance mission has recommended the establishment of a unified Debt Management Office (DMO) in Bangladesh to strengthen the country's public debt management framework and reduce fiscal and operational risks.

The proposal was presented at a workshop titled "Establishing a Debt Management Office", held on Monday at the Finance Division in Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, said a media release issued on Tuesday.

The Scheme on Strengthening the Capacity of Treasury and Debt Management Wing of the Finance Division under Strengthening Public Financial Management to Enable Service Delivery (SPFMS) organized the workshop.

The mission observed that Bangladesh's ...