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Dollar feeding into banks rises inexplicably

Dhaka, March 24 -- Dollar feeding by the central bank to stabilise the market of foreign currencies continues even as forex holding of the commercial banks marks a significant increase in recent times... Read More


External debt surges past $100b amid rising public borrowing

Dhaka, March 21 -- Bangladesh's total external debt surpassed the $100 billion mark in December 2023 -- a rise of over 4.0 per cent, as this increase is primarily driven by a growing appetite for fore... Read More


Bangladesh's private-sector foreign borrowings on fall

Dhaka, March 11 -- Bangladesh's private-sector foreign borrowings seem squeezing, with short-term debt stock having dropped to US$11.25 billion until last January, prompting economists to predict furt... Read More


Bulging govt security market worsens banks' liquidity stress

Dhaka, March 8 -- Government securities market size has ballooned with its borrowing rising by Tk 375 billion in the first eight months of this fiscal. The development indicates the government's spen... Read More


Pvt credits contract, indicate corporate slowdown

Dhaka, March 7 -- Private-sector credits remain on a slide -- official calculations showing a growth contraction to 9.95 per cent year on year in January -- which economists say could indicate slowdow... Read More


BD gross forex reserves cross $26b with greenback buys

Dhaka, March 6 -- Bangladesh's foreign-currency reserves show a robust rebound with the central bank having booked around US$1.0 billion from commercial banks in just seven days of deals under the cur... Read More


Remittance rebound fetches $2.16b in Feb

Dhaka, March 3 -- Remittance rebound fetched US$2.16 billion in February-the highest monthly receipt this fiscal-while Bangladesh strives to buttress its depleting forex reserves with foreign borrowin... Read More


SMART nears 10pc for current month

Dhaka, Feb. 29 -- Bank lending rate surges past 13 per cent with push from rising interest benchmark called SMART or six-month moving average rate of treasuries that jumped to 9.61 per cent for March ... Read More


Currency swap pays both ways

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Forex reserves show a rebound as the dollar-taka-swap mechanism proves a boon for both the Bangladesh Bank and cash-strapped commercial banks amid liquidity stress in the country's b... Read More


BB continues liquidity support to cash-strapped banks

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Liquidity feeding into credit-hungry banks marks a significant rise amid major liquidity crunch facing the industry, officials say, notwithstanding the central bank's contractionary ... Read More