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Forex floats on market in safe landing under surveillance

Dhaka, May 15 -- Country's forex market did not witness any unbecoming development on Thursday following the introduction of market-based Taka- Dollar exchange rate, as the regulator watched with adeq... Read More


IMF loan payout likely with forex rate made more flexible

Dhaka, May 12 -- Negotiators are upbeat about receiving the stalled IMF funds as the central bank agrees to make exchange rate more flexible or lift control as part of advice of the multilateral lende... Read More


Policy rate to remain unchanged at 10pc

Dhaka, May 9 -- The cost of bank credit is not being relaxed now as the monetary policy committee (MPC) members have decided not to make any change in the policy rate until the inflation-combating tar... Read More


Foreign banks easing credit lines, fuel suppliers lowering risk premiums

Dhaka, May 4 -- Foreign banks begin easing line-of-credit backup to local banks and fuel suppliers lowering risk premiums as spinoffs from a steady rise in remittance into Bangladesh, sources say, as ... Read More


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