Sluggish business, trade and investment have left an impact on short-term foreign loans in Bangladesh. The short-term foreign debt balance dropped by $890 million year-on-year, or 7.99 percent in April, according to the updated data by Bangladesh Bank published on Wednesday. The short-term foreign debt balance stood at $10.25 billion at the end of April this year. Short-term foreign loans are those taken from foreign sources for a period of less than a year. The short-term foreign debt balance dropped below $10 billion for the first time in four years in January this year.
