Germany to support Bangladesh reforms, promised €600m for renewable energy

Germany will toughen the reform initiatives of the period in-between govt and has promised €600 million for renewable power in Bangladesh, German Ambassador Achim Tröster acknowledged currently (18 September).

The German ambassador expressed his country’s toughen when he paid a courtesy name on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at his workplace at Tejgaon in Dhaka, learn an announcement from the press soar of the chief adviser.

The envoy acknowledged Germany had a long-standing relationship with Bangladesh and currently it grew to become surely one of many excellent type partners of the country with support amounting to over a thousand million euro.

Tröster acknowledged the German toughen to Bangladesh would possibly well presumably be seek info from-driven. Germany has already proposed a concrete €50 million support for renewable power in Bangladesh, he acknowledged.

The ambassador acknowledged Germany would additionally lend €600 million over a length of eight years for renewable power.

“Here is a privileged programme,” he acknowledged, adding Bangladesh is surely one of a handful of countries who hold got this venture support.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus recalled his long friendship with German leaders, asserting he usually attended the anniversaries of the autumn of Berlin Wall.

Professor Yunus sought more German funding in Bangladesh and its ride and expertise to fight corruption.

He acknowledged the nation change into united in the serve of the college students and youth who hold ushered in a brand new expertise of hope for the country.

“Now we want to focus on their aspirations. We want to lend a hand them become entrepreneurs,” he acknowledged.

He additional acknowledged his govt would possibly well presumably be eager to lower any obstacles to German funding in Bangladesh. He sought more non-public German funding for renewable power and inexperienced transition.

Lutfey Siddiqi, the particular envoy of the chief adviser, briefed the German envoy about reforms in the Bangladesh funding type authority, pointing out that German and Bangladeshi companies can form inexperienced corridors.

Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary of SDG affairs, Uttam Kumar Karmaker, additional secretary of ERD, Kazi Russel Pervez, a director total of the international ministry, and Jan Janowski, deputy chief of mission of the German embassy had been additionally deliver.