Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.68% (Jul 12 ’17) 3.91% (Jul 05 ’17) 0.23% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,893.00 (Jul 12 ’17) 6,449.00 (Jul 05 ’17) 8.62% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 4.93% (May ’17) 4.97% (Apr ’17) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending

Govt, WB sign $250m credit deal today The government and the World Bank (WB) are set to ink a US$250 million financing agreement today (Wednesday) for implementing the ‘First Programmatic Jobs Development Policy Credit’. The financing will be available as the first tranche of a proposed $750 million budgetary support

28pc banks not ready to thwart large-scale cyber attacks Some 28 per cent of the banks operating in the country are not prepared to thwart possible large-scale cyber-attacks. On the other hand, 34 per cent of the banks are partially prepared and remaining 38 per cent are fully prepared to

Banks’ lending rates cut to 10.39% in June The country’s scheduled banks in June cut their rates of interest on lending further against the backdrop of the businesses’ persistent reluctance to borrow from banks due to a sluggish business situation worsened by political uncertainties and vulnerable law and order situation,

Seven errant banks seek exoneration from penalty Seven commercial banks have appealed to the central bank’s board of directors to waive the financial penalty imposed on them for violating the rules relating to share-market investment. According to the officials, their petitions may be included in the agenda for the board