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Foreign banks easing credit lines for BD lenders

Dhaka, April 20 -- Foreign corresponding banks start easing line-of-credit tightening for their Bangladeshi counterparts as quick payment of overdue import bills following governance change pays off, ... Read More


Foreign debt builds up to $103.64b, as of Dec

Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh saw its overall external debt rise by 3.0 per cent to US$103.64 billion up to last December and this increase was primarily driven by public sector's growing appetite for... Read More


Liquidity pressure on banks to intensify for repo squeeze

Dhaka, March 24 -- Shadows of intensified liquidity pressure hover over banks as the banking regulator decides to phase out from April 10 the prime borrowing instrument used for feeding funds to the c... Read More


NBFI deposits up 0.37pc in Oct-Dec

Dhaka, March 16 -- Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) see a ray of hope for the industry's much-needed rebound with increased deposits in the second quarter (Q2) of this financial year. Not only... Read More


Banks now to borrow at unified repo rate of 10pc

Dhaka, March 7 -- Commercial banks will now borrow funds at a unified rate by using repo instrument as the central bank is eliminating the existing differentials in lending to the lenders. The countr... Read More


Repo facility awaits regulatory axe again

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Existing repo facilities are being squeezed further as the central bank is bent on phasing out its 28-day-tenure liquidity window in a move to make banks manage funds more efficientl... Read More


Agent banking lending up 56pc, deposit 15.4pc in Q4'24

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Agent banking continues changing the rural socioeconomic landscape with formal credit inflow, deposit netting, and injection of inward remittance, marking a remarkable increase in th... Read More


External corporate borrowings, debt loads on economy drop

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Corporate external borrowing continues on downturn amid economic slowdown, in what is deemed a blessing in disguise as the loads of overseas debts on the economy also drop. By offici... Read More


eLAP emerges as big enabler of small, medium businesses

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Electronic Loan Application Proposal (eLAP) emerges as a high-yielding digital intervention that helps BRAC Bank expand its SME (small and medium enterprises) business faster in a sl... Read More