Inflation edges up in July Inflation rose 10 basis points to 5.62 percent in July as both food and non-food prices moved upwards. In June, inflation was 5.52 percent, down 11 basis points compared to the previous month, because of a decline in both food and non-food prices. Planning Minister

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.42% (Feb 19’19) 4.43% (Feb 13’19) 0.01% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 3627.56 (Feb 19’19) 6410.73 (Feb 13’19) 43.41% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.34% (Feb 20’19) 5.26% (Feb 14’19) 0.08% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.49% (Feb 20’19)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.53% (Apr 30’19) 4.58% (Apr 24’19) 0.05% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,273.50 (Apr 30’19) 3,785.95 (Apr 24’19) 39.29% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.35% (May 02’19) 5.34% (Apr 25’19) 0.01% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.50% (May 02’19)

Digital and Mobile Financial services facilitate Financial Inclusion Having access to financial services helps drive economic development. People can escape poverty through financial services that will help them to invest properly in their health, education, and businesses. Financial services are also important for people who need to work through emergencies,

Quality of economic growth improves The quality of Bangladesh’s economic growth has improved between 2000 and 2015, according to an index developed by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling. The country ranked 106th among 156 nations in 2015 in the Index of Quality of Economic Growth up by six