Farm loans rise by 7.64pc in Q1 Disbursement of farm loans posted a 7.64-per cent growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year of 2016-17 compared with that in the same period of the FY 2015-16.Banks disbursed Tk 3,443.85 crore in farm loans in the July-September period of

Bangladesh Bank buying dollars to keep BDT stable Bangladesh Bank has kept on buying US dollars from scheduled banks due to the greenback’s demand slide in the business sector amidst a sluggish business environment, said officials of the central bank. The BB bought USD 105.0 million in the first seven

IFC supports BB for Domestic Green Bond Mkt International Finance Corporation [IFC], a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Bangladesh Bank, identified steps to promote the domestic green bond market in Bangladesh as a way to mobilize capital for climate-related initiatives. A joint study, funded by the

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.42% (Feb 19’19) 4.43% (Feb 13’19) 0.01% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 3627.56 (Feb 19’19) 6410.73 (Feb 13’19) 43.41% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.34% (Feb 20’19) 5.26% (Feb 14’19) 0.08% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.49% (Feb 20’19)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.31% (Nov 08 ’18) 3.32% (Nov 01 ’18) 0.01% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,797.96 (Nov 08’18) 5,160.72 (Nov 01’18) 31.72% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.27% (Nov 08’18) 5.27% (Nov 01’18) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.46%