January export earnings highest in 5 months Exports brought home $3.41 billion in January — the highest in five months — thanks to a spike in shipments of garments, jute and jute goods and furniture. Although 3.54 percent higher than a year earlier, January’s receipts fell short of the $3.50

Bad loans weigh down banks A first generation private commercial bank has been fighting a loan default case worth about Tk 100 crore in court for the last 15 years, meaning it had to keep provisioning for the amount every year. But it came as a great relief to the

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.95% (Jan 02’19) 4.97% (Dec 26’19) 0.40% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,536.36 (Jan 02’19) 3,782.28 (Dec 26’19) 46.38% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.66% (Oct ’19) 5.60% (Aug ’19) 1.07% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.58% (Aug ’19)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.67% (Oct 18 ’18) 3.70% (Oct 11 ’18) 0.03% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,814.22 (Oct 18’18) 6,966.56 (Oct 11’18) 2.18% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.36% (Oct 18’18) 5.36% (Oct 11’18) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.55%

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.25% (Sep 04 ’18) 4.52% (Aug 28 ’18) 0.27% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 10,475.35 (Sep 04 ’18) 9,895.05 (Aug 28 ’18) 5.54% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.5% (June ’18) 5.6% (May ’18) 0.01% Weighted Average Lending