Interest rates on treasury bills and bonds have climbed sharply after the Bangladesh Bank discontinued its 28-day repo facility, tightening liquidity in the banking system and making banks more hesitant to invest in government securities...
The government鈥檚 borrowing from commercial banks doubled in the first eight months of the 2024-25 financial year due to high interest rates and the low-risk nature of treasury instruments...
The country鈥檚 private sector businesses have urged for deferring Bangladesh鈥檚 LDC graduation for at least 2 to 3 years, considering the prevailing global and local economic challenges, including a shortage of energy, high inflation, high interest rates and complexities in obtaining credit from banks...
The European Central bank on Thursday reported a record loss in 2024 after it had aggressively hiked eurozone interest rates in response to soaring inflation...
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has demanded a reduction in bank loan interest rates and electricity bills aiming to lower potato storage rent...
Stock markets diverged Wednesday as attention turned away from recent turbulence in tech markets to the outlook for interest rates, with the Fed and the ECB both holding their first major meetings of the year...
The interim government on Wednesday introduced dual rates for the interest payment of the national savings certificates, said Finance Division officials, adding that the rates took effect from January 1...
European and Asian stock markets slid Thursday following sharp losses on Wall Street as the Federal Reserve signalled fewer cuts to US interest rates next year...
The Asia Pacific region鈥檚 growth in the forthcoming year will remain at 2024 levels, according to Mastercard Economics Institute鈥檚 recently published economic outlook for the year 2025, which also forecasted that inflation and interest rates would ease offering relief to consumers and households...
South Korea鈥檚 central bank cut interest rates Thursday for the second time in a row in a surprise move, citing stabilising inflation and the need to mitigate growing economic risks...
Russia鈥檚 central bank hiked interest rates to 21 per cent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than two decades as Moscow鈥檚 Ukraine offensive has triggered rapid price rises at home...
The government will increase the interest rates of the savings certificates to attract higher investment and make up low revenue incomes.
Business leaders on Saturday sought better business climate in the country and said that issues like law and order situation, rising interest rates and other macroeconomic challenges must be addressed as these factors have impacted the economy negatively...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed on Saturday said that the policy of higher interest rates and tighter liquidity management adopted by the government to control inflation should be reversed after December, otherwise private sector investments would decline, hindering new job creation...
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a much-needed psychological boost ahead of November鈥檚 presidential election...
US inflation remains 鈥榰ncomfortably鈥� above the Federal Reserve鈥檚 target despite the progress it has made in recent months, a senior bank official said Saturday...
Australia鈥檚 central bank held interest rates steady at a 12-year high Tuesday and warned that a cut is 鈥榥ot on the agenda鈥� as it battles stubbornly high inflation...
The interest rates on government treasury bonds surged to near 12.8 per cent in June due to the central bank鈥檚 contractionary monetary policy stance...
Asian markets fell Monday as Joe Biden鈥檚 decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelled fresh uncertainty, while traders appeared unmoved by China鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates in a bid to boost its stuttering economy...
The net sales of national savings certificates further declined in the July-May period of the 2023-24 financial year due to high inflation and rising bank interest rates...
Bank deposits crossed Tk聽17 lakh crore for the first time in May, driven by rising interest rates in the financial market...
The net sales of national savings certificates went down further in the July-March period due to high inflationary pressures and rising bank interest rates...
The Bangladesh Bank has issued new instructions regarding instalments of term (industrial) loans and housing loans after raising interest rates...
Stock markets fell Tuesday as investors worried that headwinds are gathering for the US聽economy, outweighing hopes that recent weak data would prompt the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates...
The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April as gas bills fell, government data showed Friday, raising questions about when the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates again...
Deposits in commercial banks increased by 10.43 per cent year-on-year in February, primarily due to a rise in the banks鈥� interest rates....