Bangladesh, July 30 -- The central bank of Bangladesh has cut its policy rate, or repo rate, by 50 basis points to 9.5 per cent from the existing level of 10 per cent, marking the first change in the ... Read More
Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Qingfeng Zhang as its new Country Director for Bangladesh. He started his new role in Dhaka on Thursday. Mr. Zhang will oversee A... Read More
Bangladesh, July 29 -- The central bank has introduced a bank-intermediated framework for cross-border digital payments to modernize the payment ecosystem, enhance digital financial inclusion, and sup... Read More
Bangladesh, July 16 -- The central bank has introduced a structured framework to regulate import trade into Free Trade Zones (FTZs), aiming to facilitate transactions while ensuring prudent risk manag... Read More
Bangladesh, July 15 -- The central bank of Bangladesh has relaxed its regulations on external borrowing by fully foreign-owned industrial enterprises, allowing them to access loans from parent compani... Read More
Bangladesh, July 7 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have once again demonstrated resilience. Despite settling US$1.48 billion in import payments to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), gross reser... Read More
Bangladesh, July 6 -- OPEC+ has agreed to raise oil production targets again from August, extending its gradual rollback of voluntary production cuts. Seven key producers-including Saudi Arabia, Russ... Read More
Bangladesh, July 2 -- The central bank has taken a significant step toward strengthening interest rate risk management in trade finance by allowing the use of Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs) for import... Read More
Bangladesh, July 1 -- The central bank has launched a pilot framework to facilitate the digital processing of trade documents under documentary collections and letters of credit (LCs), marking a major... Read More
Bangladesh, July 1 -- The central bank has allowed four financially distressed non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) a special three-month period to restore their financial health and ensure repayment ... Read More