Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.55% (Apr 04 ’18) | 4.54% (Mar 28 ’18) | 0.01% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 6,528.05 ( Apr 04’18) | 7,818.75 (Mar 28 ’18) | 16.5% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.18% (Feb ’17) | 5.01% (Jan’17) | 0.17% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.55% (Feb ’17) | 9.42% (Jan ’17) | 0.13% |
Spread | 4.37% (Feb’17) | 4.41% (Jan ’17) | 0.04% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 18.49% (Feb ‘18) | 18.36% (Jan ‘17) | 0.13% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 9.31% (Dec’17) | 9.23% (Dec’16) | 0.08% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 7.65% (FY ’17) | 7.28% (FY ’16) | 0.37% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.82% (Mar ’18) | 5.70% (Dec ’17) | 0.12% |
Export | 3,072.15 (Feb ’18) | 2,705.99 (Feb ’17) | 22.16% |
Import (C&F) | 5,255.00 (Jan ’18) | 4,301.70 (Jan ’17) | 17.48% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,300.46 (Mar ’18) | 1,077.52 (Mar ’17) | 20.69% |
FX Reserve | 32,668.26 (Apr 04 ’18) | 32,249.25 (Apr 04 ‘17) | 1.30% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,841.19 (Apr 05 ‘18) | 5,597.44 (Mar 29 ‘18) | 4.35% |
CSCX | 10,891.74 (Apr 05 ‘18) | 10,403.60 (Mar 29 ‘18) | 4.69% |
CASPI | 18,017.76 (Apr 05 ‘18) | 17,239.35 (Mar 29 ‘18) | 4.52% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 21,571.31 (Apr 06 ‘18) | 21,454.30 (Mar 30 ’18) | 0.55% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 23,927.87 (Apr 06 ‘18) | 24,103.11 (Mar 29 ’18) | 0.73% |
FTSE 100 | 7,171.66 (Apr 06 ‘18) | 7,103.82 (Mar 29 ’18) | 0.95% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation3 | GDP Growth Rate1 | Unemployment Rate1 |
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G8 | United States | 2.20% | 2.60% | 4.10% 4 |
Great Britain | 2.70% | 1.40% | 4.30% 2 |
Euro Zone | 1.40% 4 | 2.70% | 8.50% 3 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 2.90% | 6.80% | 3.90% |
India | 4.44% | 7.20% | 6.23% 4 |
Germany | 1.60% 4 | 2.90% | 3.50% 3 |
Singapore | 0.50% 4 | 3.60% | 2.10% |
1-Dec’17;2-Jan’18; 3-Feb’18; 4-Mar’18
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 67.11 | 69.34 | 3.22% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,333.03 | 1,325.47 | 0.57% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 472.25 | 451.00 | 4.71% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 31.53 | 31.87 | 1.07% |
* Current Period refers to April 06, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to March 31, 2018
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2281. Previous week’s rate was 1.2324, change -0.35%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4092. Previous week’s rate was 1.4015, change +0.55%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 106.9300. Previous week’s closing price was 106.2800, change +0.61%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7684. Previous week’s rate was 0.7679, change +0.07%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- ICBIBANK: Recommended No Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 05.06.2018.
- PREMIERBAN: Recommended 15% stock Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 14.05.2018.
- STANDBANKL: Recommended 10% stock Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 10.05.2018.
- PRIMEBANK: BSEC has accorded consent for the issuance of “Prime Bank Subordinated Bond- 03” up to Tk. 700.00 crore for raising Tier-2 Capital
- Board of Directors’ meeting: Board of Directors’ meeting for considering audited financial statements of 2017:
BANKASIA | April 08 |
ALARABANK | April 09 |
PRIMEBANK, IFIC, JAMUNABANK | April 10 |
ONEBANKLTD | April 15 |
Week in History
- April 01, 2004 – Google announces Gmail to the public.
- April 02, 1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
- April 03, 2016 – The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
- April 04, 2009 – France returns to being a member of NATO.
- April 05, 1976 – In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
- April 06, 2012 – Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
- April 07, 2009 – Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
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.