Economic Reporter :
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has met with Finance Minister AMA Muhith during his visit to Bangladesh.
“We have great faith in the direction that Bangladesh is going under the leadership of the minister (Muhith) and the prime minister,” Kim said during a joint briefing with the minister. The World Bank president reiterated the $3.0 billion in development loans the international organisation is providing Bangladesh with. The amount is the second largest among all its clients, he said.
Jim Yong Kim and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are currently in Bangladesh to visit the Rohingya refugees living in the refugee camps.
Finance Minister Muhith thanked Kim for his visit, saying it was a great pleasure that the visit came at this ‘critical hour’ for the nation.
“This country has had the advantage of being refugees in other countries and we can never forget it. Therefore we have taken in the refugees with open arms,” he said.
“But, certainly we want them to go back to their country with dignity and safety. This is all that we want and there we are getting the support of the international community in a big way.”
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has met with Finance Minister AMA Muhith during his visit to Bangladesh.
“We have great faith in the direction that Bangladesh is going under the leadership of the minister (Muhith) and the prime minister,” Kim said during a joint briefing with the minister. The World Bank president reiterated the $3.0 billion in development loans the international organisation is providing Bangladesh with. The amount is the second largest among all its clients, he said.
Jim Yong Kim and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are currently in Bangladesh to visit the Rohingya refugees living in the refugee camps.
Finance Minister Muhith thanked Kim for his visit, saying it was a great pleasure that the visit came at this ‘critical hour’ for the nation.
“This country has had the advantage of being refugees in other countries and we can never forget it. Therefore we have taken in the refugees with open arms,” he said.
“But, certainly we want them to go back to their country with dignity and safety. This is all that we want and there we are getting the support of the international community in a big way.”
