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BB raises agri credit target to Tk 38000 cr for FY 2024-25
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Special Correspondent
Agriculture
2024-08-29, 6:06pm
The loan target is 8.57 percent higher than that of FY 2023-24.
Dhaka, Aug 29 - Bangladesh Bank on Thursday announced a new agricultural credit disbursement policy with the target of disbursing Tk 38,000 crore loan for the fiscal year 2024-25 to ensure food security in the country.
The loan target is 8.57 percent higher than that of FY 2023-24.
In FY 2023-24, Tk 37153 crore was disbursed as agriculture loan against the target of Tk 35000 crore.
The central bank Governor, Dr Ahsan H Mansur, in a press conference at Jahangir Alam Conference hall in Bangladesh Bank headquarters unveiled the agriculture credit disbursement policy for FY 2024-25.-UNB