Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.88% (Nov 21’19) 4.09% (Nov 17’19) 19.32 Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,834.68 (Nov 21’19) 6,834.68 (Nov 17’19) 0.00% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.60% (Aug ’19) 5.60% (Aug ’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.60% (Aug ’19)

FDI hit record USD 2.45 billion last fiscal year Foreign direct investment hit an all-time high of USD 2.45 billion in fiscal 2016-17 on the back of a surge in equity investment by mobile phone operators. The inflows are an increase of 22.54% from a year earlier, according to data

Banks face huge rush ahead of Eid-ul-Azha With the general banking closing today before the continuous 6-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation, commercial banks are witnessing a huge rush of clients withdrawing cash to meet Eid spending. Over the last three days, the banks in the metropolis have been packed with clients, especially

BB issues licence for Shimanto Bank Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a licence for Shimanto Bank Limited, owned by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Welfare Trust. The central bank of Bangladesh on Thursday issued the licence to the Shimanto Bank for running their business after complying with all rules and regulations,

3 state-run banks get new MDs The government has appointed new managing directors (MDs) to three state-owned banks as the posts remained vacant for over a month. The Bank and Financial Division under the Finance Ministry yesterday issued a circular over the appointment the new MDs. According to the circular,