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BB governor to visit US for World Bank-IMF meetings
The meetings will take place in between October 21 and October 26
Central bank not blocking any business accounts: Governor
BB is not blocking or interfering with the accounts of any businesses, regardless of their political affiliations, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur
EDF loan gets costlier after new interest rate calculations
Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars
Deputy governors abandon offices as protests flare up at Bangladesh Bank
Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman resigns, while others are on the way out
Nine banks were in BB ‘red zone’
Nine banks, including four state-run ones, were in the “red zone”, meaning their financial health was fragile,
Short-term trade finance cost in foreign currencies goes up
he Bangladesh Bank yesterday increased the all-in-cost ceiling for short-term trade finance in foreign currencies to 4 percent
Lending rate on bank loans goes past 12%
The interest rate on bank loans in Bangladesh has gone past 12 percent as the reference rate has seen an increase, central bank data showed
Banks barred from transferring forex to offshore branches
BB yesterday barred banks from transferring foreign currency to their offshore units
Why Bangladesh Bank's inflation control policy is falling short
One key factor hampering the effectiveness of BB's policies is the delay in decision-making and significant transmission lags.
BB governor to visit US for World Bank-IMF meetings
The meetings will take place in between October 21 and October 26
Central bank not blocking any business accounts: Governor
BB is not blocking or interfering with the accounts of any businesses, regardless of their political affiliations, said BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur
EDF loan gets costlier after new interest rate calculations
Exporters will face higher costs when getting loans from the Export Development Fund (EDF), as a new interest rate calculation method has been introduced for loans in US dollars
Deputy governors abandon offices as protests flare up at Bangladesh Bank
Deputy Governor Kazi Sayedur Rahman resigns, while others are on the way out
Nine banks were in BB ‘red zone’
Nine banks, including four state-run ones, were in the “red zone”, meaning their financial health was fragile,
Short-term trade finance cost in foreign currencies goes up
he Bangladesh Bank yesterday increased the all-in-cost ceiling for short-term trade finance in foreign currencies to 4 percent
Lending rate on bank loans goes past 12%
The interest rate on bank loans in Bangladesh has gone past 12 percent as the reference rate has seen an increase, central bank data showed
Banks barred from transferring forex to offshore branches
BB yesterday barred banks from transferring foreign currency to their offshore units
Why Bangladesh Bank's inflation control policy is falling short
One key factor hampering the effectiveness of BB's policies is the delay in decision-making and significant transmission lags.
Will BB’s lending rate-setting formula yield expected results?
The Bangladesh Bank has decided to implement a market-based interest rate from July, moving away from the 9 per cent interest rate cap on loans, an initiative that may help the central bank uses its policy rates effectively in its fight against higher inflation.