Call money rate falls to record low amid tepid demand The call money rate has plummeted to a record low, indicating the market is flush with liquidity with hardly any demand for credit. Data shows the weighted average call money rate was 8.16% in 1997, which came down to 7.37%

20 defaulters account for state banks’ one-third bad loans The top 20 defaulters accounted for one-third of the state banks’ total default loans in the first half of 2017, according to the finance ministry. As of June, the defaulters owed Tk 11,579 crore to Sonali, Janata, Agrani, Rupali, BASIC and

Foreign aid inflow jumps by 91pc in five months Bangladesh received US$1.72 billion worth of foreign aid in July-November period this fiscal year (FY2017-18). The disbursements of the concessional medium- and long-term (MLT) assistance were 91 per cent higher than $903.18 million registered in the corresponding period of last FY

BD likely to get $250m this fiscal from WB The government has recently completed negotiations with the World Bank (WB) over US$750 million budgetary support credit to narrow its fiscal deficit. Within this fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, the government is likely to get $250 million worth of funds from the

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.54% (Jan 12 ’17) 3.50% (Jan 08 ’17) 0.04% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,395.45 (Jan 12 ’17) 4,678.95 (Jan 08 ’17) 15.31% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.29% (Nov ’16) 5.33% (Oct ’16) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending