Written by The Banking Post
Bangladesh Bank has eased procedures allowing industrial importers to import capital goods on a usance term of up to 3 years without requiring prior approval from the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).
The central bank issued a circular on December 10, 2025 referencing the decision of the 186th meeting of the Scrutiny Committee on Foreign Loan/Supplier’s Credit of BIDA, chaired by the Governor of Bangladesh Bank. The new instruction aims to simplify access to import finance for industries against import of capital goods for a tenor of 3 years.
Previously, imports of capital goods on deferred payment required case to case approval from BIDA.
Industry insiders noted that the latest decision removes the procedural hurdles, enabling businesses to import capital goods on up to 3-year usance terms. This, they said, will significantly improve investment planning and support capacity expansion in key productive sectors.
