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Al-Arafah holds view excahnge meet
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:55 am
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Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited recently organised a meeting to exchange views with branch managers of Dahaka region.
Dhaka Bank opens branch in Sirajgonj.
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:48 am
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Dhaka Bank Limited opened its 70th branch with modern banking facilities and online banking at Shahjadpur in Sirajgonj recently.
India to give Rs 112.95b to IMF
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:38 am
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Continuing its effort to mark its arrival on the global stage, India will provide Rs 112.946 billion to the International Monetary Fund’s New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) facility. Government on Friday sought Parliamentary approval towards this end.
District budget from next fiscal year likely: Muhith
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:34 am
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The country may see model district budgets from the next fiscal year to help the local people understand about their development activities, according to Finance Minister AMA Muhith.
Banks should focus on rebuilding of trust: expert
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:30 am
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Financial institutions should focus more on rebuilding trust in the banking sector with tightening regulatory and supervisory structures, said an Indian economist.
Mobile banking to plug gaps in financial inclusion Analysts at the roundtable say the service needs further promotion, coordination
Posted by Sun, Dec 09 2012 05:17 am
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Bangladesh can use mobile financial services not only to accelerate financial inclusion, but also to bring more than 85 percent unbanked population to the mainstream at a cost effective manner.
Will Kim be successful to change World Bank as a 'solution bank'
Posted by Sat, Dec 08 2012 05:58 am
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"We must grow from being a 'knowledge'-bank to being a 'solution'-bank." This is the new agenda of the new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim. Dr Kim is a Japanese-speaking Korean. He moved from Korea to the United States of America at the age of five. Being an anthropologist and a social worker, ...
Stocks return to the red again
Posted by Sat, Dec 08 2012 05:51 am
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Stocks returned to the red again after meagre improvement in the previous week as ongoing downtrend and subsequent fear of unknown bottom is still puzzling the investors to come out of the 'wait-and-see policy'.
Krishak Card: A new generation banking product
Posted by Sat, Dec 08 2012 05:46 am
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Recently BRAC Bank has successfully introduced a new product - Krishak Card or a card designed especially for the farmers' use. This is nothing new to the people of Bangladesh. From time to time the banking sector has been coming up with different products for the lower income group of people. In...
Greed-based lending should be replaced with a need-based one
Posted by Sat, Dec 08 2012 05:36 am
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Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, said that “We need to change the financial system from greed-based to need-based,” He said “The current system has helped concentration of global wealth into the hands of a few while the vast majority of the people remain...