An Overview of the promising Foreign Aid scenario of Bangladesh

1. Foreign Aid ! Where are we today !
Still Bangladesh will receive around
• 240 M USD in 2016-17
• 50M USD in 2017-2018 and
• 100 M USD from 2015-16 commitment
A total 390M USD as GRANT
Historically DONOR agencies lack efficiency in
moving forward with the budget plan
• 750M USD in 2011-12
• 1000 M USD in 2013-14
• 450 M USD in 2015-16 are lying under
spent
Agencies even ceased commitments since
2015-16 due to inefficiency in BRUN rate !

2. Our target SECTOR, AGRICUTURE
Historically DONOR agencies started investing in
agricultural sector since
• 5.8 M USD in 2011
• 24.5 M USD in 2013
• 157.2 M USD in 2014 and
• 101.4 M USD in 2015
The growth is in more than in GEOMETRIC
progression
0 0 0 0 0
5.8
17.9
24.5
157.2
101.4
6.5
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AgrigrantsinnUSD(million)
Year
Year wise allocation for agri grants (USD million)

3. Why only Aid ! Why not loans !
• Aid agencies has shifted their modality of development . 78% of the total grants received in
2013-14 was in terms of Foreign Aid
• Our targeted clientele should be
• ADB
• DFID and
• USAID
22%
78%
Percentage between received loan
and grants in 2013-14 fiscal year
Foreign Aid (USD million) Loan (USD million)