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CIB service for microcredit in the offing
Posted by on Sat, Jul 19 2014 10:25 am
The microcredit regulator is set to launch a Credit Information Bureau (CIB) service for bringing more discipline in lending and borrowing process of the financial institutions.
New BRICS bank good for China, others: China's central bank
Posted by on Sat, Jul 19 2014 10:12 am
China cannot be concerned about only itself and must join a development bank being created by emerging market nations as its economy is intertwined with that of the world, the Chinese central bank said on Thursday.
Central bank: BASIC clients can withdraw deposits using own judgement
Posted by on Thu, Jul 17 2014 10:38 am
Bangladesh Bank has advised the clients of scam-hit BASIC Bank to withdraw their deposits from that bank using their own judgement.
BASIC Bank: Blatantly looted
Posted by on Thu, Jul 17 2014 10:16 am
The central bank has sent a report on the financial scam at BASIC Bank to the Anti-Corruption Commission,
Bank Asia holds performance review confce
Posted by on Thu, Jul 17 2014 10:07 am
Bank Asia Limited organised the Semi-Annual Performance Review Conference-2014 at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday.
Al-Arafah Islami Bank holds discussion
Posted by on Thu, Jul 17 2014 09:59 am
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited organised a discussion meeting on ‘Ramjan o Noitikota’ (Ramadan & Ethics) at its New Elephant Road Branch in Dhaka recently.
BRICS nations ink deal to create $100bn dev bank
Posted by on Thu, Jul 17 2014 09:55 am
The leaders of the five BRICS countries have signed a deal to create a new $100bn (£58.3bn) development bank and emergency reserve fund, reports BBC Online.
Negotiations to launch new BRICS bank hit snag
Posted by on Wed, Jul 16 2014 11:16 am
On the eve of the signing of a deal to launch a joint development bank, the BRICS nations have still not agreed on where the lender will be headquartered, a senior official involved in the talks told Reuters late yesterday.
Guidelines for banking services
Posted by on Wed, Jul 16 2014 11:08 am
Bangladesh Bank issued guidelines for customer services and complaint management and asked all banks and financial institutions (FIs) to follow it to ensure better services to customers.
Pubali Bank cuts interest rates
Posted by on Wed, Jul 16 2014 10:58 am
Pubali Bank, the country's largest private bank, has reduced the interest rates on its loans by 1.5 percentage points to 15 percent in a bid to encourage expansion of industry and economic development.