DAILY INDICATORS

Tuesday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.75 77.75-77.7525 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.50-08.00 05.50-08.10 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,584.63 4,550.48 --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 7.53 7.15 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Nov. 6,425.75 6,403.17 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,21...

DAILY INDICATORS

Monday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.7525 77.75-77.75 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.25-08.00 06.25-08.10 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,550.48 4,519.36 ---------------------------------------------------------------  MONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 7.53 7.15 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Nov. 6,425.75 6,403.17 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,2...

DAILY INDICATORS

Sunday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.75 77.75-77.7525 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.25-08.00 05.50-08.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,565.40 4,519.36 --------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 7.53 7.15 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Nov. 6,425.75 6,403.17 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,212.44 2,119.20 Imports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Oct. 2,751.00 2,658.00 -----------------...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted optical fibre cable manufacturers from paying duties on import of four types of raw materials required for the industry in a bid to protect local producers from the competition with importers of finished product. Local producers got exemption from import duties on all types of raw materials required for the industry as the government provided the waiver for other raw materials in the budget for the current fiscal year, NBR officials said. The re...

Bangladesh will press for greater access to the Indian market for readymade garments and will urge the government to ease barriers including stringent testing norms, reports Times of India (TOI). Bangladesh commerce minister Tofail Ahmed, who will meet commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma on Saturday, is also expected to chart out detailed plans for improving border infrastructure to boost trade between the two neighbours. "The United States and European Union, Canada are very big markets for our...