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Daily Business News Flash October 19, 2021

$300m IDA loan to create high-skilled labour society

The International Development Association (IDA) will provide Bangladesh with a $300 million low-cost concessional loan to create future employment opportunities for youth and workers including women and disadvantaged people. The main objective of the loan is to create a high-skilled labour society by 2030. The World Bank’s arm that hands out loans and grants to the poorest developing countries will give the credit to implement the “Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project”. The Directorate of Technical Education under the Technical and Madrasa Education Division will act as the lead implementing agency and the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Employment, the Ministry of Industries, and the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division will act as partner implementing agencies of the project. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to December 2026. The loan will be received in standard terms and conditions of IDA, which includes a 0.75% service charge on disbursed amount and interest at the rate of 1.25% per annum. The repayment period of the loan is 30 years including five years grace period and the commitment fee has been fixed at 0% for quite a long time, added the press release issued by the ERD.

Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/govt-signs-300-mln-loan-agreement-ida-economic-project-317668

 BB allows receiving remittances through payment gateways

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed receiving inward remittances through online payment gateway service providers. The central bank issued a circular in this regard on Monday to simplify the repatriation of inward remittances against service export.   According to the circular, from now on service providers can maintain notional accounts with only those Online Payment Gateway Service Providers which have arrangements with authorised dealer (AD) banks in Bangladesh. A BB official said the decision was made to widen the scope of repatriation of income against service exports, especially exports from the IT sector. Many IT experts have said the revised circular will facilitate freelancers to bring income easily and accelerate IT exports. An official of the central bank said in 2011 BB had allowed banks concerned to make arrangements with the payment gateway service providers to repatriate small value service export payments.

Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/bb-allows-receiving-remittances-through-payment-gateways-317758

Tk10 charge fixed for Internet banking fund transfer

The Bangladesh Bank has fixed a Tk10 service charge for transaction of interbank internet banking fund transfer through National Payment Switch Bangladesh (NPSB). Bangladesh Bank’s Payment Systems Department issued a circular on Monday and sent it to all concerned including scheduled banks and mobile financial services providers, says a press release. According to the new guidelines, the acquiring company will charge 0.7% merchant discount rate (MDR) per transaction in the case of Bangla QR transactions for micro merchants. Of which 0.4% will be paid to the card issuing bank for Interchange Reimbursement fee (IRF). According to the circular, the acquiring bank will get 1.6% of the total transaction as merchant discount rate (MDR), in case of merchant payments using the point of sale (POS) of another bank under the NPSB. Of the amount, 1.1% will be paid to the card issuing bank as IRF. At the same time, a maximum of Tk20 per transaction has been fixed for cash withdrawal using POS. This charge will be confirmed by the issuing bank to the acquiring bank. Meanwhile, under the NPSB, a bank has to pay a service charge of Tk20 per transaction for withdrawing cash from another bank using an ATM. Bangladesh Bank has fixed Tk5 for money information, Tk5 for short message, maximum Tk10 for money transfer and maximum Tk20 for cash deposit.

Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/banking/tk10-charge-fixed-internet-banking-fund-transfer-317878

MoU between Pubali Bank and Best Electronics

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pubali Bank Limited and Best Electronics Ltd was signed recently at the bank’s Head Office. Ashim Kumar Roy, General Manager & Head of Cards of Pubali Bank Limited, and Mohammed Jakir Hossain, General Manager & Head of Finance of Best Electronics Ltd, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.

Source: https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/stock-corporate/mou-between-pubali-bank-and-best-electronics-1634569976

ICB Islamic Bank signs deal with PHP Automobiles

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between ICB Islamic Bank Ltd and PHP Automobiles Limited, at the premises of ICB Islamic Bank Head Office in the city recently. Under the agreement, customers purchasing brand new cars of PHP Automobiles Ltd can avail easy auto finance facilities from ICB Islamic Bank Limited under a very attractive profit rate and discounted processing fees as well as can enjoy special offers from PHP Automobiles along with exclusive facilities.

Source: https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/stock-corporate/icb-islamic-bank-signs-deal-with-php-automobiles-1634569738

Local and Global Stock Indices *

Index NameClose ValueValue ChangePercentage Change
DJIA$ 35,258.61
↓ 36.15 ↓ 0.10 %
FTSE100$ 7,203.83 ↓ 30.20↓ 0.42 %
Nikkei 225$ 29,210.72 ↑ 185.26↑ 0.64 %

World Commodities *

CommodityClose ValueValue ChangePercentage Change
Crude Oil (WTI)$ 82.45↑ 0.01↑ 0.01 %
Crude Oil (Brent)$ 84.25↓ 0.08↓ 0.09 %
Gold Spot$ 1,773.96↑ 9.10↑ 0.52 %

Major Currencies Exchange Rates Movement in Last Seven Days *

Exchange Rates
USD 1BDT 85.6500
GBP 1BDT 117.8030
EUR 1BDT 99.3711

*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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