Bangladesh will host its first international conference on public debt management on 15-16 November in Cox’s Bazar, as the government seeks to contain rising debt pressures, reduce borrowing costs and risks, and explore new development financing sources.
Organised by the Finance Division with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the two-day conference, titled “Public Debt Management in a Changing Global Landscape”, will bring together around 100 delegates from 30 countries, including representatives of finance ministries, debt management agencies, development partners and international financial institutions.
A senior Finance Ministry official told The Business Standard, requesting anonymity, that the conference aims to…