Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 5.06% (Sep 25’19) 5.05% (Sep 18’19) 0.01% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,255.79 (Sep 18’19) 5,075.11 (Sep 18’19) 3.56% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.56% (July ’19) 5.56% (July ’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.59% (July ’19)

Banks to lower interest rates Both public and private banks have decided to lower lending rates to single digits from July 1 — a move that comes weeks after the government showered them with a raft of privileges, drawing criticism from different quarters. There will also be a cap on

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 5.05% (Sep 18’19) 5.05% (Sep 12’19) 0.00% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,075.11 (Sep 18’19) 5,620.90 (Sep 12’19) 9.71% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.56% (July ’19) 5.56% (July ’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.59% (July ’19)

Over-estimated revenue target affects budget feasibility: World Bank The World Bank (WB) Wednesday found the government’s revenue projections in the national budgets beyound its mobilization capacity. This, it said, creates fiscal imbalance, leading to problems in their implementation. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) lacks the capacity of mobilizing the

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