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BB eases forex rule to expedite FDI Print Edition
Posted by on Wed, Sep 03 2014 12:04 pm
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday eased further the foreign exchange regulations to expedite foreign direct investment (FDI), reports BSS.
Basel III deposit challenge looms over Islamic banks
Posted by on Wed, Sep 03 2014 11:23 am
As banks around the world gear up to meet tough Basel III regulatory standards, Islamic lenders face a source of uncertainty that could prove expensive for them: how regulators will treat their deposits.
BB to focus on good governance in five-year plan
Posted by on Wed, Sep 03 2014 10:41 am
Bangladesh is not unique in facing financial frauds; it happens everywhere in the world, SK Sur Chowdhury, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, said yesterday.
RAKUB should bring potential sectors under quality financing
Posted by on Wed, Sep 03 2014 10:29 am
Services of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) should be taken at the doorsteps of the farmers for elevating their living and livelihood condition, a RAKUB press release here said on Tuesday.
IFIC Bank opens branch at Uttara
Posted by on Wed, Sep 03 2014 10:19 am
Mohammad Lutfar Rahman, Chairman of Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of IFIC Bank Limited,
Janata Bank Achieves ‘Asian Banking & Finance Award 2014’
Posted by on Tue, Sep 02 2014 01:37 pm
Dhaka: ‘Asian Banking & Finance Magazine’, a Singapore based magazine has awarded Janata Bank Limited the ‘Asian Banking & Finance Award 2014′ recently, reports in press release. Tim Charlton,
Many fear policy to woo FDI may boomerang
Posted by on Tue, Sep 02 2014 01:27 pm
A change in the foreign exchange policy to attract foreign investment is feared to widen further the scope of money laundering as Bangladesh Bank relaxed the repatriation rules.
Banks' capital falls as defaults pile up
Posted by on Tue, Sep 02 2014 12:46 pm
Banks' overall capital base shrank 1.36 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter as the asset quality of state banks deteriorated further.
State banks slow to go online
Posted by on Tue, Sep 02 2014 12:35 pm
The government banks are lagging behind private and foreign banks in introducing online banking for customers, Bangladesh Bank data shows.
SBAC Bank signs MoU with JBL
Posted by on Tue, Sep 02 2014 12:26 pm
South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Ltd (SBAC) signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jamuna Bank Limited (JBL) for disbursement of Foreign Remittance as an associate bank of JBL.