The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will provide loans worth about US $4.5 billion (Rs 29,200 crore) to Bangladesh for financing of various social and infrastructure projects.
In this regard, Exim Bank has entered into agreement with Bangladesh Government in October 2017 to extend this line of credit (LoC) facility on behalf of Government of India (GoI).
Exim Bank is wholly owned GoI entity for financing, facilitating and promoting foreign trade of India. It was setup in 1982 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
It extends LoC to overseas financial institutions, regional development banks, sovereign governments and other entities abroad.