{
  "id": 8446112,
  "title": "BB caps 7% interest rate on loans for closed industrial, service sectors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/bb-caps-7-interest-rate-on-loans-for-closed-industrial-service-sectors",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:50:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/420177/bb-caps-7%25-interest-rate-on-loans-for-closed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangladesh Bank has capped the maximum interest rate at 7% for loans under a Tk20,000 crore pre-financing scheme designed to restart closed industrial and service sector enterprises. At the same time, a six-month grace period facility has been granted following the disbursement of the loans. During this grace period, no interest can be collected from the borrower. Once the six-month grace...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}