A dozen banks pay 22pc of corporate tax in FY ’18 Some 12 commercial banks paid 21.75 per cent of the total corporate tax collected by the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) belonging to the income tax wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) during the fiscal year (FY), 2017-18.

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 1.50% (Aug 01 ’18) 1.78 % (Jul 26 ’18) 0. 28% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,694.85 (Aug 01 ’18) 6,000.95 (Jul 26 ’18) 11.56% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.5% (June ’18) 5.51% (May ’18) 0.01% Weighted

‘Market to improve this year on stable economic growth’ The respondents of a survey have expressed mixed views on the capital market performance in 2018. A significant number of respondents feel that the securities regulator has capacity constraint as a regulator. On the other hand, many respondents think that the

BB signs MoU with ICT Division The ICT Division and Bangladesh Bank [BB] signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] on Monday, aiming to implement an ‘Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform [IDTP]’ in order to accelerate FinTech and digital financial inclusion. BB Deputy Governor Ahmed Jamal and senior secretary of ICT Division

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.52% (Nov 15 ’18) 3.32% (Nov 08 ’18) 0.20% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 7,645.20 (Nov 15 ’18) 5,160.72 (Nov 08’18) 48.14% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.27% (Nov 15’18) 5.27% (Nov 08’18) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate