MFS accounts can’t have more than BDT 300,000 from 2018 Mobile financial services (MFS) customers can have at most BDT 300,000 in balance in their accounts from 2018 — a development that is set to come as a blow for the users of the platform. Previously, there was no limit

Loan defaults keep swelling Banks’ loan defaults continue to soar in 2016, rising 6.65% in the second quarter to BDT 633.7 billion. At the end of the first quarter, the total defaults stood at BDT 594.1 billion, according to central bank statistics. Defaults at the end of June were 10.1%

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.54% (29th Sep’16) 3.59% (22nd Sep’16) 0.05% 91 Days BCR Rate 4.9443% (2nd Oct’16) 4.0151% (25th Sep’16) 0.292% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.44% (Aug’16) 5.48% (Jul’16) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending Rate 10.24% (Aug’16) 10.32% (Jul’16) 0.08% Spread

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.52% (Aug 28 ’18) 3.29% (Aug 14 ’18) 1.23% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 9,895.05 (Aug 28 ’18) 10,307.05 (Aug 14 ’18) 0.05% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.5% (June ’18) 5.6% (May ’18) 0.01% Weighted Average Lending

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.29% (Aug 14 ’18) 1.87% (Aug 09 ’18) 1.42% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 10,307.05 (Aug 14 ’18) 8,070.00 (Aug 09 ’18) 10.22% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.5% (June ’18) 5.6% (May ’18) 0.01% Weighted Average Lending