Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.77% (April 20 ’17) 3.72% (April 13 ’17) 0.05% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,876.00 (April 20 ’17) 6635.00 (April 13 ’17) 3.63% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.08% (Feb ’17) 5.13% (Jan ’17) 0.05% Weighted Average Lending

Grameen Bank electoral rules may see changes The government may amend the electoral rules of microcredit lender Grameen Bank so that it can pick nine directors from the borrowers by itself — like it has done since its inception. Now the finance ministry will take opinions of the attorney general

July-Sept overall imports up 8.0pc The country’s overall imports grew by more than 8.0 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, following a 78.62 per cent increase in fuel oil import. The actual import in terms of settlement of letters of credit (LCs)

Export earnings grow 17.24pc in five months Merchandise export earnings in the first five months of the current fiscal year stood at $17.07 billion, a 17.24 per cent rise from the same period last year. Official data showed exports fetched $14.56 billion in the July-November period of fiscal year (FY)

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.81% (Dec 06 ’18) 3.62% (Nov 29 ’18) 0.19% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 8,291.95 (Dec 06 ’18) 7,239.53 (Nov 29 ’18) 14.54% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.25% (Dec 06 ’18) 5.27% (Nov 29 ’18) 0.02% Weighted