Bangladesh Bank elected AFI vice-chair for two years
Bangladesh Bank elected the vice-chair of Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Board for two years (2017-18) among 114 institutions of 95 countries
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Bangladesh’s SoCBs asked to check NPLs for improving health
Bangladesh Bank asks four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to improve financial health through reducing the volume of classified loans
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Bangladesh’s banks’ net income drops 32.69% for higher NPLs
Net income of all banks after provisioning and tax dropped by 32.69 per cent as on June 30 this year mainly due to higher classified loans
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Bangladesh’s banks asked to avert loan concentration
Bangladesh Bank asks banks to avert loan concentration in single big groups or sectors through diverting their investment portfolios for minimizing risks
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Bangladesh’s forex reserve falls to $32.49bn after ACU payment
Bangladesh made a routine payment of US$1.19 billion to the Asian Clearing Union against imports during the July-August period of the current calendar year
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Financial exclusion may cause instability: Atiur
Stringent regulation can result in hindering financial inclusion and financial exclusion may also cause instability, Atiur Rahman, former BB Governor said
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Bangladesh envoy admits ‘frustration’ in recovery of $81m heist money
The Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines expresses hopes of recovering money lost in last year’s $81-million bank heist
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Bangladesh’s inward remittances jump by 27.16% in Aug
The flow of inward remittance jump by 27.16 per cent in August, as expatriates sent home an increased amount of money for celebration of the Eid-ul-Azha
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Bangladesh’s seven banks suffer BDT 154bn capital shortfall
Country’s seven banks face capital shortfall worth nearly BDT 154 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017 due to higher classified loans
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Bangladesh’s central bankers unhappy with incentive bonus
Officials and employees of the central bank express frustrations as the authorities announced bonuses on the basis of their old basic salaries
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Banks asked to ensure ADCs operations during Eid
Bangladesh Bank asks banks to ensure operation of alternative delivery channels during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays to facilitate smooth transactions
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BB issues loans rescheduling policy for flood-hit borrowers
Bangladesh Bank issues a policy on rescheduling short-term agriculture, micro-credit and SME loans to help the flood-hit borrowers continue their activities
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