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Singapore summit set to showcase Bangladesh's investment prospects The daylong event on Dec 4 will connect 200 potential investors
Posted by on Fri, Nov 23 2012 04:57 am
A daylong event dedicated to Bangladesh will take place in Singapore next month to convey the country's success stories and potential to foreign investors.
Scams push up loan defaults The amount rises by Tk 7,282cr during July-Sept
Posted by on Fri, Nov 23 2012 04:43 am
Bad loans increased by Tk 7,282 crore or 1.58 percentage points in the third quarter this year as a significant amount of loans related to the recent incidents of scams was classified.
BB directs FIs to follow margin loan guidelines
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 07:11 am
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) asked the financial institutions (FIs) to go by SEC rule on margin loan ratio set by the securities regulator in operating their subsidiary companies – merchant banks and brokerage houses.
Pubali Bank launches quarterly publication
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 07:06 am
Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) has unveiled a quarterly newspaper titled “Pubali Barta” containing all information of the bank.
Pubali Bank donates Tk 0.5m to KAMPS
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 06:57 am
Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL), one of the leading private commercial banks Wednesday donated Tk 500,000 to the Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), a voluntary organisation.
Euro zone, IMF fail to strike Greek debt deal
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 06:53 am
BRUSSELS: Greece's international lenders failed for the second week running to agree how to get the country's debt down to a sustainable level and will have a third go in six days' time.
BB asks merchant banks, brokers to follow SEC order
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 06:50 am
The Bangladesh Bank Wednesday issued a circular asking merchant banks and brokers to comply with margin-loan directives of the Securities and Exchange Commission in providing credit facilities to share investors.
Setting Up Plants for 675MW Power by 2015Govt may seek Tk 39b loans from foreign banksInterest rate varies from 4.22 to 4.67pc
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 06:47 am
The government is likely to seek over Tk 39.16 billion Export Credit Agency (ECA) loans from two multinational banks for setting up two gas-fired power plats to generate 675MW of electricity by early 2015.
Call for cuts in bank interest rates Kazi Akramuddin introduces his panel for FBCCI polls
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 05:57 am
Businesses on Tuesday urged the government to cut bank interest rates to minimise the operational costs of companies.
BB ponders commission for foreign brokers
Posted by on Thu, Nov 22 2012 05:50 am
The central bank is reviewing the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to allow foreign brokerage houses to take share-trading commission for the investors they bring to Bangladesh.