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TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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Issue 29, April 16, 2017

Money Market

ParametersCurrent PeriodEarlier PeriodChange
Average Call Money Rate 3.72%
(April 13 ’17
3.74%
(April 06 ’17)
0.02%
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 6,330.00
(April 13 ’17)
6,032.00
(April 06 ’17)
4.94%
PricesWeighted Average Deposit Rate 5.08%
(Feb ’17)
5.13%
(Jan ’17)
0.05%
Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.77%
(Feb ’17)
9.85%
(Jan ’17)
0.08%
Spread 4.69%
(Feb ’17)
4.72%
(Jan ’17)
0.03%
YoY Private Sector Credit Growth 15.88%
(Feb ‘17)
15.61%
(Jan ‘17)
0.27%
Classified Loan % Total Outstanding 9.23%
(Dec ’16)
10.34%
(Sep ’16)
1.11%

Major Local Economic Indices

GDP Growth Rate 7.11%
(FY ’16)
6.55%
(FY ’15)
0.56%
Inflation (12 Months Average) 5.41%
(Feb ’17)
5.44%
(Jan ’17)
0.03%
Export 3,109.76
(Mar ’17)
2,831.42
(Mar ’16)
9.83%
Import (C&F) 3,760.90
(Feb ’17)
3,353.00
(Feb ’16)
12.17%
Foreign Remittance 1,077.44
(March ’17)
1,285.58
(March ’16)
16.19%
FX Reserve 32,335.11
(April 05 ’17)
28,669.79
(April 05 ’16)
12.78%

Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned

Capital Market

LocalDSEX 5,645.86
(April 13 ’17)
5,736.40
(April 06 ’17)
1.58%
CSCX 10,593.72
(April 13 ’17)
10,787.18
(April 06 ’17)
1.75%
CASPI 17,472.33
(April 13 ’17)
17,784.25
(April 06 ’17)
1.76%
GlobalNikkei 225 18,335.63
(April 14 ’17)
18,664.63
(April 07 ’17)
1.76%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 20,453.25
(April 14 ’17)
20,656.10
(April 07 ’17)
0.98%
FTSE 100 7,327.59
(April 14 ’17)
7,349.37
(April 07 ’17)
0.30%

Major Global Economic Indices

TypeCountryInflation4GDP Growth Rate2Unemployment Rate1
G8United States 2.40% 2.00% 4.50%4
Great Britain 2.30% 1.90% 4.70%
Euro Zone 1.50% 1.70% 9.50%
Major
Trade
Partners
China 0.90% 6.80% 4.02%2
India 3.81% 7.00% 4.22%4
Germany 1.60% 1.20% 3.90%
Singapore 0.70%1 2.50%4 2.20%2

1– Feb ‘17; 2-Dec ’16; 3-Jan ’17; 4-Mar ‘17

Commodity Market

Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] 55.89 55.24 1.18%
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) 1,285.69 1,254.53 2.48%
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] 442.75 424.00 4.42%
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] 31.38 31.62 0.76%

* Current Period refers to April 14, ‘17 & Earlier Period Refers to April 07, ’17

Exchange Rates

EUR-USDLatest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.0618. Previous week’s rate was 1.0591, change +0.255%.
GBP-USDLatest GBP to US D exchange rate 1.2523. Previous week’s rate was 1.2371, change +1.229%.
USD-JPYCurrent USD-JPY exchange rate is 108.64. Previous week’s closing price was 111.09 change -2.205%.
USD-AUDCurrent AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7579. Previous week’s rate was 0.7500, change +1.053%.

Banks News in Capital Market

  • UTTARABANK: The Board of Directors has recommended 20% cash dividend for 2016. Date of AGM: 24.05.2017.
  • EXIMBANK: The Company has informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on April 19, 2017 to consider audited financial statements for 2016
  • TRUSTBANK: The Company has reported Consolidated EPS for January-March, 2017 of Tk. 1.15, Consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 23.87 and Consolidated NOCFPS of Tk. (35.30) as against Tk. 1.02, Tk. 20.40 and Tk. 12.36 respectively for the same period of 2015.
  • NCCBANK: The Board of Directors has recommended 16% cash dividend for 2016. Date of AGM: 20.06.2017.
  • FIRSTSBANK: The Company has informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on April 19, 2017 to consider audited financial statements for the year 2016
  • IFIC: The new Record Date for Rights Share entitlement shall be on 17 April 2017. The Subscription Opening Date is 31 May 2017 and Closing Date is 29 June 2017
  • ISLAMIBANK: Engr. Mustafa Anwar, one of the Sponsors of the Company, has reported to sale of his 40,00,000 shares at prevailing market price as announced earlier

Week in History

  • April 14, 1828 –The first dictionary of American-style English was published by Noah Webster as the American Dictionary of the English Language.
  • April 10, 1847 – Publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) was born in Budapest, Hungary. He came to America in 1864 and fought briefly in the Civil War for the Union. He then began a remarkable career in journalism and publishing. His newspapers included the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He also endowed the journalism school at Columbia University and established a fund for the Pulitzer Prizes, awarded annually for excellence in journalism.
  • April 9, 1866 – Despite a veto by President Andrew Johnson, the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 was passed by Congress granting blacks the rights and privileges of U.S. citizenship.
  • April 12, 1981 – The first space shuttle flight occurred with the launching of Columbia with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard. Columbia spent 54 hours in space, making 36 orbits, then landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Disclaimer: This Document has been prepared and issued by R&D, DBL on the basis of the public information available in the market, sources of data believed to be reliable. All reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts
& information stated in the Document are accurate as on the date mentioned herein.

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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