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Daily Business News Flash April 08, 2021

Dutch development bank invests $50m in Brac

Dutch development bank FMO has invested $50 million in Brac to accelerate innovations that impact the lives of underserved and marginalised people. The five-year facility will be fully earmarked to the financing of the microfinance portfolio.Brac is the market leader for the microfinance sector in Bangladesh with a microfinance loan portfolio of $3.2 billion serving more than 7.4 million customers, among whom 85 per cent are women, in more than 69,000 villages.

Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/dutch-dev-bank-invests-50m-brac-2073977

BSEC approves country’s first green zero coupon bond

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the country’s first green zero-coupon bond with the help of which Sajida Foundation will raise a fund of Tk 100 crore.Instead, it trades at a discount, rendering a profit at maturity, when the bond is redeemed for its full face value. Face-value of the country’s first bond is Tk 10 lakh.The bond would be issued to financial institutions, insurance companies, corporations, and individuals with a high net worth through private placement. SenaKalyan Insurance Company is the bond’s trustee while Standard Chartered Bangladesh is the mandated lead arranger.

Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/bsec-approves-countrys-first-green-zero-coupon-bond-2073969

Agri ministry starts distributing farming tools worth Tk 30.2b

Agriculture ministry on Tuesday started distributing farming machinery in 500 upazilas of the country under its mechanisation project. A total of 5,800 pieces of farm machinery including combined harvesters, reapers, rice transplanters and others will be distributed, said Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad AbdurRazzaque, while inaugurating the programme through a virtual meeting. A total of 1,617 combined harvesters, 701 reapers and 184 rice transplanters will be distributed among farmers in 500 upazilas across the country this year. Of the tools, 510 combined harvesters and 231 reapers will be distributed in the haor region for smooth harvesting of paddy this month. MdAsadullah said as per their research, farmers could save Tk 52.71 billion annually if all the paddy of Boro season (nearly that of 4.8 million hectares) could be collected through modern harvesters.

Source: https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade-market/agri-ministry-starts-distributing-farming-tools-worth-tk-302b-1617810461

Local and Global Stock Indices *

Index NameClose ValueValue ChangePercentage Change
DJIA$ 33,446.26
↑16.02 ↑0.05%
FTSE100$ 6,885.32↓61.77↓0.91%
Nikkei 225$ 29,624.53↓106.26↓0.36%

World Commodities *

CommodityClose ValueValue ChangePercentage Change
Crude Oil (WTI)$ 59.61↓0.16↓0.27%
Crude Oil (Brent)$ 63.00↓0.16↓0.25%
Gold Spot$ 1,738.97↑1.25↑0.07%

Major Currencies Exchange Rates Movement in Last Seven Days *

Exchange Rates
USD 1BDT 84.8000
GBP 1BDT 117.2530
EUR 1BDT 100.7254

*CURRENCIES AND COMMODITIES ARE TAKEN FROM BLOOMBERG.<

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM

EMRANUL HUQ

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO OF DHAKA BANK LIMITED

Dear Valued Patrons,

At the very onset, let me express my heartiest gratitude for allowing us to serve you and I also wanted to reach out to you directly with an assurance that Dhaka Bank is fully equipped to support you during this difficult time.

Last couple of weeks ago we all were living in a peaceful condition, performing our daily tasks freely and perfectly. Entire economy and business environment was also in a good shape, until COVID-19 put a forceful stoppage to the overall life style and economy of the world. We all know that social distancing and cleanliness are the keys to prevent this pandemic. Hence, we urge your conscious effort to limiting public interaction and suspending wherever possible.

YOUR SAFETY MEANS EVERYTHING TO US
In this current situation, Dhaka Bank and its employees are beside you where we are fully online, either working from home or at our offices under a robust Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to serve you with limited branch banking and a full-fledged alternate delivery channel services.

WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR BANKING NEEDS
Our state of the art Mobile App, Dhaka Bank GO (Click https://bit.ly/2WVfieu) and Internet Banking - Dhaka Bank Direct gives you the freedom of banking online anytime from anywhere. You can check the balance and transfer money to any designated Banks including any Dhaka Bank or bKash Account, make utility bill payments and mobile top-up through our Mobile App and Internet Banking Services. Our ATMs are also running efficiently with availability of sufficient cash for your convenience where you can make cash withdrawals whenever the need arises. Mentionable, the withdrawal of cash from any ATMs within Bangladesh with Dhaka Bank Debit Cards are absolutely free of charges up till April 30, 2020 (Dhaka Bank will bear the cost). Our corporate customers can also use our completely safe and secured online platform Dhaka Bank C-Solution for Payments, Inter Bank Fund Transfers, etc.

Moreover, to fulfill your urgent requirement, we have a limited no. of branches up and running by ensuring all kinds of precautionary and safety measures for you.

GET IN TOUCH IF YOU ARE IN EXTREME EMERGENCY
In case of extreme emergency and facing difficulties in conducting banking transactions, please let us know through our 24/7 Contact Center number 16474 (or, dial +8809678016474 for ISD/Overseas Calls). We are always with you to combat your difficulties.

WE WILL FREQUENTLY UPDATE YOU
As you know we are going through a critical phase and the situation is novel to all of us. We are getting lot of new information from various sources everyday about COVID-19 which will be shared at www.dhakabankltd.com.

Thank you for your trust and continued support to us. I firmly believe that jointly we will be able to combat this situation and win against all the odds.

Please stay home, stay safe and take care of yourself and family.

Best regards,

Emranul Huq
Managing Director & CEO
Dhaka Bank Limited

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