Document signed with Siemens to build LNG power plant at Payra The Power Division of Bangladesh and Siemens of Germany on Friday initialled a joint development agreement for the construction of a 3600MW LNG power plant at Payra in Bangladesh. The document was signed following a meeting of the Siemens

Interest rate spread narrows slightly Overall spread between lending and deposit interest rates further narrowed slightly, as of September, as country’s commercial banks charged a little lower on loans, officials said. The weighted average spread between lending and deposit rates offered by the commercial banks came down to 4.76% in

BB seeks info on demonetised Indian rupee notes The central bank of Bangladesh Wednesday sought from all scheduled banks the relevant information about the volume of Indian rupee notes of 500 and 1000 denominations held by them. The notes were demonetised Tuesday night. “We’ve already contacted different banks, including the

Money Market   Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change   Average Call Money Rate 4.55% (Mar 06’19) 4.48% (Feb 26’19) 0.07%   Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5906.32 (Mar 06’19) 4106.05 (Feb 26’19) 43.84% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.34% (Mar 07’19) 5.34% (Feb 27’19) 0.00% Weighted Average Lending Rate

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 3.51% (Oct 25 ’18) 3.67% (Oct 18 ’18) 0.16 Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,160.72 (Oct 25’18) 6,814.22 (Oct 18’18) 24.26% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.27% (Oct 25’18) 5.36% (Oct 18’18) 0.09% Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.46%