Proposed budget: Bank borrowing up, no-bank down
Bangladesh government targets higher borrowing from the banking system to partly finance the budget deficit for the fiscal year, 2019-2020
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Banks’ provision shortfall soars 34% in Q1
Overall shortfall in provision against loans in the banking system swelled by nearly 34 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this calendar year
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Govt slashes bank borrowing target by 26% for FY 19
The government slashes its bank borrowing target by 26.46 per cent for the FY 19 due to the lower implementation of the annual development programme (ADP)
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BB to form committee for curbing classified loans
Bangladesh Bank decides to form a high-powered committee to recommend measures for reducing the volume of classified loans in the banking system
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NPLs cross BDT 1.0t- mark in Bangladesh
The amount of classified loans in the banking sector surpasses the BDT 1.0 trillion-mark for the first time of Bangladesh in March 2019
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Govt. bank borrowing set to grow further in June
Bangladesh government’s bank borrowing is set to rise further in June as the execution of the ADP gained momentum, but revenue target fell short of target
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Bangladesh’s remittances hit $1.75b in before Eid
The inflow of remittances reach US$1.75 billion in May before the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, highest ever the country received in a month
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Bangladesh’s call money rate remains stable ahead of Eid
The inter-bank call money rate remains almost stable on Monday despite big rush for withdrawal of cash from the banks ahead of the Eid vacation
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Bangladesh revises schedule of auction of repos, ALS
BB revises time schedule of repo, reverse repo, assured liquidity support (ALS) and special repo auctions to help banks manage their funds efficiently
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Bangladesh’s banks asset quality deteriorate: BB
Asset quality of the country’s banking sector deteriorated in 2018 as the gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio showed an upward trend throughout the year
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Local industries allowed borrowing from offshore banking
Country’s industrial enterprises are now allowed to enjoy foreign currency loans with lower interest rate from offshore banking operation of banks
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Banks encouraged boosting investment in listed securities
Bangladesh Bank issues a policy, which will indirectly encourage banks to boost investment in listed securities to keep the risk within limit
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