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  BB to declare MPS tomorrow, major changes unlikely

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:07pm on July 29, 2018

  Bangladesh Bank is set to announce tomorrow monetary policy for the first half (July-December) of the fiscal year of 2018-2019 with a view to helping...

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  Weak bond market creating pressure for banking sector

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:46am on July 27, 2018

  Weak bond market is intensifying pressure on the country’s banking sector, experts said on Thursday....

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  BB sets farm loan target at Tk 21,800cr for FY19

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:05pm on July 25, 2018

  Bangladesh Bank has set the agricultural loan disbursement target for banks at Tk 21,800 crore for the fiscal year 2018-19, increasing by 6.86 per cent, from...

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  HSBC launches 8th export excellence awards

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:16pm on July 24, 2018

  HSBC Bangladesh on Tuesday launched export excellence awards to recognise exporters for their contribution to the country’s economy....

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  Pvt sector credit growth falls in June, but remains above BB target

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:13pm on July 24, 2018

  The private sector credit growth declined further in June, the last month of the just concluded fiscal year of 2017-2018, to come down to near...

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  Global rating agencies retain stable outlook for Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:12pm on July 24, 2018

  Three global rating agencies have retained a stable economic outlook for Bangladesh due mainly to a strong economic growth and improvement in external profile....

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  Talk about gold scam useless: Muhith

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 25, 2018

  Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said discussions about mismatch of gold kept in the Bangladesh Bank’s vault are ‘useless’...

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  Ensure foreign taxpayers have NBR certificates before allowing DTAA benefits

  Staff correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on July 24, 2018

  Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked all banks to ensure that foreigners have clearance certificates from the National Board of Revenue before allowing them tax benefits...

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  Economist, bankers see little scope for banks in Bangladesh to cut interest rate

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:11am on July 22, 2018

  A leading economist and top bank executives on Saturday said that it would be difficult for banks to bring down interest rate on deposit to...

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  Bangladesh Bank tightens pvt airlines’ spending in int’l routes

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on July 20, 2018

  Local private airlines operating on the international routes must take Bangladesh Bank permission for remitting any fund from Bangladesh for expenses in foreign ports, if...