The government has outlined five key areas for reforming public debt management, focusing on transparency in debt reporting, debt sustainability and risk analysis, domestic bond market development, financing diversification and institutional coordination.
The move comes as rising external debt servicing costs, weak revenue mobilisation and growing development financing needs put mounting pressure on the economy.
The government also plans to reduce reliance on conventional foreign loans by exploring long-term funding from international capital markets.
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury outlined the…