Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 3.16% (May 23 ’18) | 2.77% (May 16 ’18) | 0.39% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 6,186.25 (May 23 ’18) | 5,471.10 (May 16 ’18) | 13.07% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.30% (Mar ’18) | 5.18% (Feb ’18) | 0.12% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.70% (Mar ’18) | 9.55% (Feb ’18) | 0.15% |
Spread | 4.40% (Mar ’18) | 4.37% (Feb ’18) | 0.03% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 17.98% (Mar ’18) | 18.49% (Feb ’18) | 0.51% |
| 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) | 5.83% (Apr ’18) | 5.82% (Mar ’18) | 0.01% |
Export | 2,954.86 (Apr ’18) | 2,758.60 (Apr ’17) | 7.11% |
Import (C&F) | 4,842.40 (Mar ’18) | 4,311.20 (Mar ’17) | 12.32% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,327.18 (Apr ’18) | 1,092.64 (Apr ’17) | 21.47% |
FX Reserve | 32,203.11 (May 23 ’18) | 32,113.73 (May 23 ‘17) | 0.28% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,429.69 (May 24 ‘18) | 5,443.30 (May 17 ‘18) | 0.25% |
CSCX | 10,159.66 (May 24 ‘18) | 10,159.66 (May 17 ‘18) | 2.58% |
CASPI | 16,803.97 (May 24 ‘18) | 16,803.97 (May 17 ‘18) | 2.65% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 22,457.39 (May 25 ’18) | 22,931.44 (May 18 ’18) | 2.07% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 24,750.61 (May 25 ’18) | 24,739.63 (May 18 ’18) | 0.04% |
FTSE 100 | 7,737.18 (May 25 ’18) | 7,775.95 (May 18 ’18) | 0.50% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation3 | GDP Growth Rate2 | Unemployment Rate2 |
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G8 | United States | 2.50% | 2.90% | 3.90% 3 |
Great Britain | 2.40% | 1.20% | 4.20% |
Euro Zone | 1.20% | 2.50% | 8.50% |
Major Trade Partners | China | 1.80% | 6.80% | 3.89% |
India | 4.58% | 7.20% 1 | 5.86%3 |
Germany | 1.60% | 2.30% | 3.40% |
Singapore | 0.10% | 4.40% | 2.00% |
1-Dec’17;2-Mar’18;3-Apr’18
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 76.44 | 78.66 | 2.82% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,302.25 | 1,293.30 | 0.69% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 543.00 | 518.25 | 4.78% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 31.34 | 30.98 | 1.16% |
* Current Period refers to May 25, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to May 18, 2018
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.1651. Previous week’s rate was 1.1770, change -1.01%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.3309. Previous week’s rate was 1.3478, change -1.25%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 109.4100. Previous week’s closing price was 110.7100, change -1.17%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7548. Previous week’s rate was 0.7509, change +0.52%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- DHAKABANK: ECRL has assigned the Company “AA” in the long term and “ST-2” in the short
term - PUBALIBANK: The BoD meeting will be held on May 30 to consider the Q1’18 Financial
Statement - MERCANBANK: a) ECRL has assigned the Company “AA” in the long term and “ST-2” in the
short term b) BSEC accorded issuance of 7 years Floating Rate, Non-Convertible, Unsecured
and Fully Redeemable Subordinated Bond of Tk. 300.00 crore - IDLC: ECRL has assigned the Company “AAA” in the long term and “ST-1” in the short term
- RUPALIBANK: BSEC has accorded consent for issuance of 7 years Subordinated Bond of Tk.
600.00 crore @ Tk. 1.00 crore each
Week in History
- May 20, 2002 – The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23
years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the
former colonizer of East Timor until 1976) - May 21, 2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great
Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey - May 22, 2017 – United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. President to visit the Western Wall - May 23, 2016 – World Humanitarian Summit is held in Istanbul by OCHA (to 24 May)
- May 24, 2002 – Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
- May 25, 2018 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable
- May 26, 1998 – The first “National Sorry Day” was held in Australia, and reconciliation events
were held nationally, and attended by over a million people
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.