Loan recovery falters in first Quarter Banks’ loan recovery in the first quarter of 2019 was 9.68 percent higher than a year earlier, but given the extraordinary rate at which default loans are increasing it seems below par. Between January and March, Banks recovered Tk 2,448 crore bad loans, according

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 5.03% (Sep 12’19) 5.08% (Sep 05’19) 0.05% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,620.90 (Sep 12’19) 3,396.63 (Sep 05’19) 39.57% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.56% (Sep 12’19) 5.43% (Aug 01’19) 0.13% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.59% (Sep 12’19)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.16% (Jan 16’19) 3.74% (Jan 09’19) 11.23% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 7261.39 (Jan 16’19) 4724.36 (Jan 09’18) 53.70% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.30% (Jan 17’19) 5.30% (Jan 10’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.50% (Jan 17’19)

Stocks nudge higher as telecom issues surge Stocks ticked slightly higher for the second straight session on Tuesday as investors showed their buying appetite on telecommunication and pharmaceuticals issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 5,288, advancing 9.29 points or 0.17 per cent over

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.74% (Dec 22 ’16) 3.62% (Dec 15 ’16) 0.12% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,144.05 (Dec 22 ’16) 5,257.10 (Dec 15 ’16) 2.15% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.33% (Oct ’16) 5.39% (Sep ’16) 0.06% Weighted Average Lending