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CPD denounces govt stance on banking sector

The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday came down hard on the government for recapitalising the state banks despite their financial malpractices, and rescheduling the bad loans of Beximco Group. The think-tank went on to term the recapitalisation, which is being done with taxpayers’ money, as ‘nationalisation of losses’ and the rescheduling ‘denationalisation of profits’. This is not a good sign for the economy and the banking sector, Mustafizur Rahman, executive director of CPD, said at the unveiling of a report on the economic performance so far this fiscal year. CPD1

Dollar appreciates against Taka    

The last week of the year observed some appreciation of greenback against Taka. USD/BDT traded around Tk 77.95 levels in the last days of the week. Foreign exchange reserve was $22.30 billion on the last day of the week. dollarMarket experts foresee a stable tone in USD/BDT exchange at the beginning of New Year. Market will receive higher amount of wage earners remittance along with conversions from RMG sector which might ease off the pressure on greenback. The average daily inter-bank USD/BDT transaction volume was about $20.91 million against around...

Auction of Islami Investment Bonds starts

The government has started issuing auction-based Islami Investment Bonds on Thursday, the first working day of the calendar year 2015, to create a new window for investment by the Islamic banks and financial institutions. islamic bondSix bids, amounting to Tk 885 million, were offered by six Shariah-based Islami banks for three-month Bangladesh Government Islami Investment Bond (BGIIB). Besides, seven bids, amounting to Tk 936 million, were offered by six Islami banks and an Islamic non-banking financial institution (NBFI) for six-month BGII...

Forex rises to $ 22.3b in December

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves rose to $22.309 billion at the end of December from $21.59 billion in the previous month, and were up 23.5 percent from a year earlier, the central bank said on Thursday. [caption id="attachment_4203" align="alignleft" width="300"]The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries[/caption] A rebound in exports and remittances outpaced a rise in im...

BAFEDA committee for 2015-2016 formed

The election of the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association (BAFEDA) for the tenure of 2015-2016 was held recently at the conference room of the Association. Mohd. Nurul Amin of Meghna BankMohammed Nurul Amin, Managing Director of Meghna Bank Ltd. was elected Chairman of BAFEDA. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Md. Abdus Salam, Managing Director of Janata Bank Limited were elected as Vice Chairman and Treasurer of BAFEDA...

Bootleg financial flows touching Tk 140b  

The illicit financial flow in Bangladesh has increased almost three times, according to latest report of the Washington based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) here the other day. In 2012 at least USD 1.78 billion or Tk 137.32 billion was taken out of the country by various means. In 2010, at least USD 600 million or Tk 46.30 billion was smuggled out. [caption id="attachment_4203" align="alignleft" width="300"]The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enough to pay off six months’ imports and second highest among SAARC countries The reserves now stand at $19.04bn, enou...
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