Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh Taka (BDT) maintained stable position against the greenback in the week ended on Thursday.

The average daily inter-bank USD/BDT transaction volume was about US$ 24.73 million against around US$ 31.36 million of the previous week, market operators said.
Most of the banks kept their published foreign exchange rates unchanged this week. The USD/BDT selling rates for importers of major Foreign and Private Banks was at 77.60-78.10, while USD Buying rates from exporters were at 76.60-77.10.
For non-commercial payments such as Tele Graphic Transfer as donations, wage earners remittance, dollar drafts etc, the average T.T Selling rate was at 77.8557 on the last working day.

USD/BDT Swap market in this week was very much active. The daily average volume of swap transaction was around USD 70.00 million.
“The inter-bank foreign exchange market may see the same position in the next week,” a senior treasury official of a leading private commercial bank told BBN.

BBN/SSR/AD-04Oct14-12:17 pm (BST)