Dhaka December 21, 2025, 12:51 am
Bangladesh has all the potentials to fulfill the criteria of becoming a member of the NDB
The project will be implemented in four districts: Jashore, Jhenaidah, Magura, and Chuadanga
The central bank launched the scheme on July 27 this year to facilitate the collateral loans for the country’s small-scale entrepreneurs under CMS category to offset the effects of Covid-19 in their businesses
The governor in a virtual meeting with the Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of scheduled banks asked for exhausting all stimulus packages by March 31, to help revive the economy from loss caused by pandemic
The authorised dealers (ADs) have been advised to release up to 5,000 in the form of USD notes and remainder in other convertible currencies within the prescribed limit
The foreign-owned service companies can now avail short-term loans as working capital from their parent companies and shareholders for emergency business needs
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The circular said banks would charge clients the whole amount (9%) if they did not repay loans and interests within the stipulated time
Number of agents up by 16pc, outlets 13pc despite pandemic
In its new Global Economic Outlook, the World Bank forecast 4% growth this year following a 4.3% decline in 2020, the biggest plunge in global output since a contraction of 9.8% in 1945 as nations demobilized at the end of Wo
Padma Bank Managing Director Md. Ehsan Khasru went abroad without taking approval from the central bank
Bangladesh Bank’s time-befitting policy has kept the economy stable and a sustainable exchange rate of taka against US dollar has benefited businesses and expatriates
Bangladesh Bank has further simplified the process of outward remittance of foreign exchange - crucial to make payments for goods or services bought from overseas sellers - for industrial entrepreneurs to help expand their bu
Bangladesh has experienced low debt to GDP ratio of around 34 percent of GDP since last few years
Except for a few, most of the PCBs witnessed lower operating profit in 2020 amid a falling trend in both private sector credit growth and interest rate spread that persisted almost throughout the year
BB clarified that all borrowers would be eligible for the loan moratorium facility to offset adverse impacts of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on the overall business activities in the country
Troubled by huge capital shortfall, the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has recently sought Tk.9.5 billion from the government to raise its paid-up capital citing an altogether different reason
Covid-19 pandemic and single-digit lending rate have caused enough damage to the banks' profitability
The $500 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a maturity of 18.5 years, including a grace period of five years
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her interest in being a part of the initiative
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