Banking sector mergers in Bangladesh

No more bank merger proposals for now: BB

Bangladesh Bank will focus on five merger or amalgamation proposals it has already received and not accept any other proposals for the time.

Forced bank mergers could be counterproductive

The government should come up with a clear guideline complying with the global best practices before compelling banks to merge, the World Bank has said.

Merger of banks: Who wins, who loses?

Initially, it is the general stock investors who might be at the receiving end of the process while the loan defaulters, whose misdeeds are largely responsible for Padma Bank’s current misfortunes, might come out victorious.

Analysis / Can mergers heal banking sector’s wounds?

The news that Shariah-based Exim Bank is going to merge with troubled commercial lender Padma Bank has taken the financial sector of Bangladesh by surprise.

April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024

No more bank merger proposals for now: BB

Bangladesh Bank will focus on five merger or amalgamation proposals it has already received and not accept any other proposals for the time.

April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024

Forced bank mergers could be counterproductive

The government should come up with a clear guideline complying with the global best practices before compelling banks to merge, the World Bank has said.

March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024

Merger of banks: Who wins, who loses?

Initially, it is the general stock investors who might be at the receiving end of the process while the loan defaulters, whose misdeeds are largely responsible for Padma Bank’s current misfortunes, might come out victorious.

March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024

Can mergers heal banking sector’s wounds?

The news that Shariah-based Exim Bank is going to merge with troubled commercial lender Padma Bank has taken the financial sector of Bangladesh by surprise.