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Don’t panic

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday assured the depositors of People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS) not to worry about their money as they would be getting it back within the shortest possible time.
10 July 2019

Mastercard acquires Transfast to expand payment network

Mastercard has announced the completion of the acquisition of Transfast, a global payments company with significant cross-border network reach.
10 July 2019

New MD for AB Bank

Tarique Afzal has recently been appointed president and managing director of AB Bank.
8 July 2019

Deutsche Bank says to slash 18,000 jobs by 2022

GERMANY’S biggest lender Deutsche Bank said Sunday it would cut 18,000 jobs by 2022, as the former leading light of the country’s financial sector looks to escape years of turmoil.
8 July 2019

Talented people, compliance key to bank’s sound finance

HIRING and retaining high-quality people, using a robust risk management system and complying with regulatory requirements are some of the key areas that can help a bank attain a sound financial health, said a top banker.
8 July 2019

Current account deficit narrows 40pc

A massive decline in import and an inflow of record remittance have helped narrow the current account deficit by 40 percent in the first 11 months of the just concluded fiscal year, much to the relief of the Bangladesh Bank.
8 July 2019

Tarique Afzal made AB Bank president

Tarique Afzal has recently been appointed as the President and Managing Director of AB Bank.
8 July 2019

SC extends stay on HC order halting BB circular

The Supreme Court (SC) extends for two months its stay on a High Court order that halted Bangladesh Bank circular allowing defaulters to reschedule their loans with a repayment period of up to 10 years.
8 July 2019

Banks contributing to deepening inequality

Banks in Bangladesh are contributing to the rise in inequality as they collect deposits from people from all walks of life but give loans to only a few, analysts said yesterday.
6 July 2019

Mercantile Bank gets new chairman

Lawmaker Morshed Alam has been elected chairman of Mercantile Bank.
4 July 2019

No handouts for state banks last fiscal year

State banks did not get a single penny from taxpayers in the just concluded fiscal year to make up their capital deficit, in a clear sign from the government of its intent to stop pampering the errant lenders.
3 July 2019

SC stays HC order on halting privilege for loan defaulters

The Supreme Court stays till July 8 the High Court orders that halted Bangladesh Bank’s circular allowing defaulters to reschedule their loans with a repayment period of up to 10 years and get further loans.
2 July 2019

NRB Bank re-elects chairman

Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman has recently been re-elected chairman of NRB Bank.
26 June 2019

BASIC Bank gets new MD

State-owned BASIC Bank has finally got a managing director. The post had been vacant since November last year.
26 June 2019

Bank of England chops Q2 growth forecast

The Bank of England cut its growth forecast for Britain’s economy to zero in the second quarter of 2019 and highlighted risks from global trade tensions and growing fears of a no-deal Brexit.
20 June 2019

Britain’s smaller banks wallow in giants’ shadow

Computer meltdowns. Unexplained holes in accounting. Personnel management scandals.
9 June 2019

RBI relaxes stressed asset guidelines for lenders

The Reserve Bank of India diluted its guidelines on stressed assets and has now mandated banks to undertake a review of a borrower’s accounts within 30 days of default, according to a circular issued on Friday.
8 June 2019

BoE’s Haldane says time nearing for UK rate rise

The Bank of England is approaching the time when it will need to raise interest rates again to keep inflation pressures in check, its chief economist Andy Haldane wrote in an article which pushes back strongly against recent market sentiment.
8 June 2019

IMF’s Lagarde highlights potential disruptive nature of fintech

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Saturday that the increasing presence of technology giants using big data and artificial intelligence could cause a significant disruption to the world’s financial system.
8 June 2019

Sluggish deposit growth poses stability risks: BB

The continued slowdown in deposit growth can go on to raise concerns of stability of the banking sector, said a Bangladesh Bank report -- in a pressing call to the government to cut down the interest rate on national savings certificates.
8 June 2019