A peek into Bangladesh’s new aid platform

In the previous fiscal year ending June 2014, Bangladesh received more than $700 million in aid from its development partners.

But that could’ve been more, if donors were able to meet their $5.35 billion total planned disbursements, according to the country’s newly launched aid database, which further reveals that while grants comprised the majority of disbursements last year, loans now account for the bulk of current aid spending.

But just how accurate is this data?

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