Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.68% (Jul 12 ’17) 3.91% (Jul 05 ’17) 0.23% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,893.00 (Jul 12 ’17) 6,449.00 (Jul 05 ’17) 8.62% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 4.93% (May ’17) 4.97% (Apr ’17) 0.04% Weighted Average Lending

Rising NPL in SME sector Almost everyone wanted the banks to make available more loans to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are seen as key drivers of the country’s economy. But the current state of loan situation involving banks and SMEs is quite confusing. Some banks have beefed

Loan Rescheduling – National, Islami in desperate bid National Bank and Islami Bank Bangladesh went on a loan reschduling spree in 2017, in what can be viewed as a stunning example of financial engineering to cover up their ailing financial health. Of the BDT 191.20 billion rescheduled by the 57

Three new banks on the horizon Approval for three new commercial banks is in the works at a time when the country’s banking sector is handicapped by financial irregularities and bad loans. Bangladesh Bank (BB) has completed the primary process for issuing licences to two new private banks — Bengal

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.83% (May 24 ’17) 3.79% (May 18 ’17) 0.04% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,295.00 (May 24 ’17) 7,142.00 (May 18 ’17) 11.86% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.01% (Mar ’17) 5.08% (Feb ’17) 0.07% Weighted Average Lending