FoB imports flourish to consignees’ comfort Bangladesh’s imports through FoB arrangement are rising rapidly, implying that overseas procurement is now dominated by local consignees in a paradigm shift in external trade. But large importers, who have transport facilities under their own command, disagree with the changes in freights in import

SK Sur set to advise BB S. K. Sur Chowdhury is going to be appointed Banking Reform Advisor of Bangladesh Bank on completion of his tenure as a deputy governor. According to Bangladesh Bank, the decision to appoint Sur Chowdhury in the new post was made at the governing body

Export earnings hit record $3.8b in May Bangladesh’s exports fetched $3.81 billion in May this year, which was the single-month highest in the country’s history riding on the good performance of readymade garment products. Earlier, the monthly highest earnings were recorded in October last year with the exports worth $3.71

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.31% (Feb 20 ’18) 4.03% (Feb 13 ’18) 0.28% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 7,931.80 (Feb 20 ’18) 7,183.30 (Feb 13 ’18) 10.42% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 4.91% (Dec ’17) 4.90% (Nov ’17) 0.01% Weighted Average Lending

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.53% (Feb 23 ’17) 3.48 (Feb 16 ’17) 0.05% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,706.00 (Feb 23 ’17) 7,202.00 (Feb 16 ’17) 6.89% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.22% (Dec ’16) 5.29% (Nov ’16) 0.07% Weighted Average Lending