Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.51% (May 08’19) 4.53% (Apr 30’19) 0.02% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,786.45 (May 08’19) 5,273.50 (Apr 30’19) 9.73% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.35% (May 09’19) 5.35% (May 02’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.50% (May 09’19)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.55% (Apr 03’19) 4.53% (Mar 27’19) 0.02% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 2,882.32 (Apr 03’19) 3,634.99 (Mar 27’19) 20.71% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.34% (Apr 04’19) 5.34% (Mar 28’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.49% (Apr 04’19)

Stocks end lower after Eid holidays Stocks ended marginally lower on Monday, the first session after Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, as investors sold shares, sector-wise. The presence of the investors was thin on the trading floor as many investors are yet to resume businesses in Dhaka after enjoying Eid holidays in rural

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.74% (Jan 09’19) 4.47% (Jan 03’19) 16.33% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 4724.36 (Jan 09’19) 5198.48 (Jan 03’18) 9.12% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.30% (Jan 03’19) 5.25% (Dec 27’18) 0.05% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.50% (Jan 03’19)

Private credit growth continues to fly low Private sector credit growth continued its downward course in May after many banks sincerely adopted a ‘go slow’ policy in disbursing fresh loans. In May, private sector credit growth stood at 17.60 percent, down from 17.65 percent registered a month earlier but still