A DECLINE in the non-performing loans recovery ratio, which is concerning, suggests that the measures taken are not effective and stringent enough. The recovery ratio of non-performing loans dropped significantly in the final quarter of 2024, with the ratio standing at 3.44 per cent, down from 5.12 per cent in the corresponding 2023 quarter, as data of Bangladesh Bank...
The banks in Bangladesh have recovered Tk 9,791 crore in non-performing loans during the October鈥揇ecember quarter of 2024, posting a 23 per cent rise from Tk 7,960 crore in the same period of 2023...
The legal framework for handling non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh has become dysfunctional, allowing wilful defaulters to exploit loopholes and delay repayment, according to a report by the task force on economic reforms...
THE volume of non-performing loans in the banking sector had already been grim during the toppled Awami League. An even grimmer picture is reported with a staggering Tk 2.85 crore in default loans in September, which is a radical increase from what was reported earlier this year. The central bank data show that the defaulted loans shot up to...
Five banks held over 54 per cent of the total non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector as of June, exposing deep vulnerabilities in the sector...
The banking sector witnessed a staggering increase in the non-performing loans by Tk 1,90,000 crore in the past 14 years since 2009, when the Awami League-led government assumed...
Economist Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday said that the printing of money by the Bangladesh Bank to keep some troubled Islamic banks afloat must be halted immediately to check inflation in the country...
Non-performing loans in six state-run banks soared by Tk 6,805 crore in the three months ending in March, allegedly due to the central bank鈥檚 lenient approach towards defaulters...