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Mattress money growth means lax depositor trust revival

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Money outside the country's bank vaults was growing until latest official data available, signifying that depositor trust in the banking sector has not yet revived fully. Advert... Read More


Private credit growth hits historic low

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Private-sector credit growth has fallen to a record low, underscoring the fragile state of the country's economic recovery despite a series of regulatory measures by the central ... Read More


Banks' liquidity bloats amid sluggish credit demand, rising deposits

Bangladesh, July 28 -- Scheduled banks now seem to be in a quandary with excess liquidity buildup following deposit resurgence and weak loan demand amid prolonged economic slowdown, bankers say. Amid... Read More


Bank Company Act provision suspended for co's LC opening

Dhaka, July 7 -- Bangladesh Bank has suspended a section of the Bank Company Act for a year only to allow letter of credit (LC) opening in favour of a defaulter company. The BB move has taken many by ... Read More


New BB chief too chooses monetary contraction

Dhaka, June 30 -- Bangladesh Bank continues its contractionary monetary-policy stance with the existing elevated policy rate unchanged to curb inflationary burden though some of its recent decisions r... Read More


Surge in high-powered money weakens inflation combat

Dhaka, June 24 -- After a downturn, inflation-fueling high-powered money has surged again, largely negating the effect of a contractionary policy pursued by the regulator to stem price rises. The mon... Read More


Banks' foreign-currency lending to businesses falters

Dhaka, June 16 -- Offshore-banking operations face setbacks following regulatory instructions downsizing the cost-ceiling rate on foreign-currency lending to businesses that dents profitability of com... Read More


NPL volume swells to Tk 5.89t

Dhaka, June 2 -- Extensive policy support and partial writeoff facility prove ineffective as the volume of classified loans in Bangladesh's banking sector makes a quantum leap again by around Tk 315 b... Read More


Private sector credit growth plummets to historic low

Dhaka, May 19 -- Formal credit growth for private sector plummeted to a historical low of 4.72 per cent as per latest data available up to March, indicating holdback in economic pickup for multiple ad... Read More