since its start, the bank has loaned 347.75 billion taka (usd 6.55 billion). 313.11 billion taka (usd 5.87 billion) has been repaid. the bank says 98.35% of loans are repaid. in 1998, 95% of loans were repaid. however, many critics doubt this recovery rate and the definition that grameen uses to come up with this rate.