Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.54% (June 21 ’18) 3.85% (June 14 ’18) 0.31% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,192.90 (June 21 ’18) 6,494.35 (June 14 ’18) 20.04% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.43 (Apr ’18) 5.30% (Mar ’18) 0.13% Weighted Average Lending

BB receives 73 proposals worth $435m for long-term financing Bangladesh Bank has so far received 73 project proposals involving USD 435 million from export-oriented companies to facilitate long-term financing under the World Bank-funded Financial Sector Support Project. The Central Bank has already sanctioned 27 proposals with USD 109.77 million, of

Dhaka Stock Exchange ends flat The Dhaka bourse Sunday closed flat following the mixed performance played by major sectors. On the day, the turnover value crossed Tk 10 billion-mark after six sessions, as investors’ participation increased on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The banking sector witnessed correction, whereas other major sectors

Parent Companies of GP, Robi in merger talks Norwegian Telenor Group, parent Company of Bangladesh’s leading mobile operator Grameenphone, and Malaysia-based Axiata, parent Company of another mobile operator Robi, are in negotiation to merge their Asia operations, keeping GP in and Robi out of the merged company. Officials of both

Ailing Farmers Bank gets BDT 960 million from Bangladesh Bank (BB) Cash-strapped Farmers Bank yesterday got a shot in the arm after the Bangladesh Bank agreed to provide short-term loan (repo) amounting to BDT 960 million by way of repo to meet its instant liquidity demands. On Monday, the bank