Sluggish credit growth along with increase in NPL will have a negative impact on net interest income of NBFIs. However, improving capital market turnover will help NBFIs secure positive income from investment, commission and brokerage Read more…

Since the beginning of the decade, the pharma industry in Bangladesh has experienced double digit growth rate driven by large consumer base, improved health consciousness, and a supportive regulatory framework. The staggering growth phase of Read more…

The national budget for FY17 has been proposed in a stable macroeconomic context. While GDP growth and inflation figures in last fiscal year were within Government’s target, budgeted expenditure and revenue were largely off-target as Read more…

The forthcoming fiscal 2015-16 marks the beginning of the terminal phase of ‘Vision 2021’. The proposed budget for FY 2015-16, therefore, aims high to break free of the 6% growth trap and achieve a ‘modest’ Read more…

Bangladesh economy is in that critical phase where it requires a ‘push’ to break out of the 6% trap. In the absence of any major political setback, GDP growth is expected to pick up from Read more…

The economy, riding on the key economic drivers, emerged from its two-year long hibernation. Furthermore, waves of new investment commitments by the Government and foreign partners revived investors’ confidence, generating optimism to a whole new Read more…

As a developing country, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in terms of achieving financial inclusion and establishing regulatory supervision in the banking sector. Despite the achievements made so far, the question remains whether the banking Read more…

The National Budget for 2019-20 marks the final year of the 7th five-year plan and heavily focuses on infrastructure development of the country. The budget exudes high optimism with an 8.2% targeted GDP growth amid Read more…

The main (#1) challenges and opportunities in the capital markets today are driven primarily by inadequate supply of good companies and/or investment alternatives. Closed-End Mutual Funds (CEMFs) can play a very important, decisive, and sustainable Read more…

In my opinion, being in the industry for over 30 years trading investing in both liquid and illiquid markets globally, unfortunately Bangladesh is not yet ready for Open End Funds due to unintended structural risks. Read more…

I have been in the capital market for over 30 years, investing in both liquid and illiquid capital markets including — frontier markets. Volatility and illiquidity creates both risks and opportunity in every market — Read more…

The securities regulator has extended the tenure of the existing closed-end mutual funds (MFs) for another term of ten years.In this regard, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a directive scrapping its Read more…

The High Court has declared the decision of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to dissolve the AIMS First Guaranteed and Grameen One closed-end mutual funds as ‘illegal’, report agencies.The bench of Justice Tariq Read more…

LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company has decided to extend the tenure of its six closed-end mutual funds for another 10 years. The six are LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One, NCCBL Mutual Fund-1, AIBL Read more…

Investors will be able to file stock market-related complaints online on the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) website from tomorrow, a move aimed at expediting its redress mechanism. To open on a separate window, Read more…

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has sought Tk 1,000 crore in financial support from Bangladesh Bank on an “emergency basis” to inject liquidity into the ailing capital market as part of its concerted efforts to Read more…

In another first, bdnews24.com has secured the single biggest institutional investment for a digital media company in Bangladesh with a major fund manager putting faith in the nation’s top news publisher. LR Global Bangladesh, an affiliate of Read more…

After three years of negative balance, the current account has returned to a green zone riding on greater negative growth in import compared to export along with additional support from higher inflow of remittance, backed Read more…

November was a volatile month for the stock market as the DSEX fluctuated, ranging between 4,678 to 4,781 points (around 2.2%). However, the index ultimately inched up by 1.04%, with the top twenty gainers having Read more…

Keeping pace with the steady growth of foreign trade, the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh has also been slowly expanding. The estimated size of the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh was roughly USD Read more…

The bond market of Bangladesh is still one of the smallest markets in Asia. A well functioning bond market will not only ease off the growing strain on the banking and financial system, but also Read more…

The government proposed budget for FY 24 of BDT 7,618 bn mounts by 15.34% compared to the revised Budget of FY 23. The aim of the budget is to cultivate a “Smart Bangladesh” by mobilizing Read more…

The proposed national budget for FY22-23 is BDT 6,780.6 bn which is 14.2% higher compared to the revised budget of FY21-22. The core focus of the budget is on the balancing the economic growth and Read more…

Sluggish credit growth along with increase in NPL will have a negative impact on net interest income of NBFIs. However, improving capital market turnover will help NBFIs secure positive income from investment, commission and brokerage Read more…

Since the beginning of the decade, the pharma industry in Bangladesh has experienced double digit growth rate driven by large consumer base, improved health consciousness, and a supportive regulatory framework. The staggering growth phase of Read more…

The national budget for FY17 has been proposed in a stable macroeconomic context. While GDP growth and inflation figures in last fiscal year were within Government’s target, budgeted expenditure and revenue were largely off-target as Read more…

The forthcoming fiscal 2015-16 marks the beginning of the terminal phase of ‘Vision 2021’. The proposed budget for FY 2015-16, therefore, aims high to break free of the 6% growth trap and achieve a ‘modest’ Read more…

Bangladesh economy is in that critical phase where it requires a ‘push’ to break out of the 6% trap. In the absence of any major political setback, GDP growth is expected to pick up from Read more…

The economy, riding on the key economic drivers, emerged from its two-year long hibernation. Furthermore, waves of new investment commitments by the Government and foreign partners revived investors’ confidence, generating optimism to a whole new Read more…

As a developing country, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in terms of achieving financial inclusion and establishing regulatory supervision in the banking sector. Despite the achievements made so far, the question remains whether the banking Read more…

The National Budget for 2019-20 marks the final year of the 7th five-year plan and heavily focuses on infrastructure development of the country. The budget exudes high optimism with an 8.2% targeted GDP growth amid Read more…

The main (#1) challenges and opportunities in the capital markets today are driven primarily by inadequate supply of good companies and/or investment alternatives. Closed-End Mutual Funds (CEMFs) can play a very important, decisive, and sustainable Read more…

In my opinion, being in the industry for over 30 years trading investing in both liquid and illiquid markets globally, unfortunately Bangladesh is not yet ready for Open End Funds due to unintended structural risks. Read more…

I have been in the capital market for over 30 years, investing in both liquid and illiquid capital markets including — frontier markets. Volatility and illiquidity creates both risks and opportunity in every market — Read more…

The securities regulator has extended the tenure of the existing closed-end mutual funds (MFs) for another term of ten years.In this regard, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a directive scrapping its Read more…

The High Court has declared the decision of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to dissolve the AIMS First Guaranteed and Grameen One closed-end mutual funds as ‘illegal’, report agencies.The bench of Justice Tariq Read more…

LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company has decided to extend the tenure of its six closed-end mutual funds for another 10 years. The six are LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One, NCCBL Mutual Fund-1, AIBL Read more…

Investors will be able to file stock market-related complaints online on the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) website from tomorrow, a move aimed at expediting its redress mechanism. To open on a separate window, Read more…

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has sought Tk 1,000 crore in financial support from Bangladesh Bank on an “emergency basis” to inject liquidity into the ailing capital market as part of its concerted efforts to Read more…

In another first, bdnews24.com has secured the single biggest institutional investment for a digital media company in Bangladesh with a major fund manager putting faith in the nation’s top news publisher. LR Global Bangladesh, an affiliate of Read more…

After three years of negative balance, the current account has returned to a green zone riding on greater negative growth in import compared to export along with additional support from higher inflow of remittance, backed Read more…

November was a volatile month for the stock market as the DSEX fluctuated, ranging between 4,678 to 4,781 points (around 2.2%). However, the index ultimately inched up by 1.04%, with the top twenty gainers having Read more…

Keeping pace with the steady growth of foreign trade, the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh has also been slowly expanding. The estimated size of the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh was roughly USD Read more…

The bond market of Bangladesh is still one of the smallest markets in Asia. A well functioning bond market will not only ease off the growing strain on the banking and financial system, but also Read more…

The government proposed budget for FY 24 of BDT 7,618 bn mounts by 15.34% compared to the revised Budget of FY 23. The aim of the budget is to cultivate a “Smart Bangladesh” by mobilizing Read more…

The proposed national budget for FY22-23 is BDT 6,780.6 bn which is 14.2% higher compared to the revised budget of FY21-22. The core focus of the budget is on the balancing the economic growth and Read more…

Sluggish credit growth along with increase in NPL will have a negative impact on net interest income of NBFIs. However, improving capital market turnover will help NBFIs secure positive income from investment, commission and brokerage Read more…

Since the beginning of the decade, the pharma industry in Bangladesh has experienced double digit growth rate driven by large consumer base, improved health consciousness, and a supportive regulatory framework. The staggering growth phase of Read more…

The national budget for FY17 has been proposed in a stable macroeconomic context. While GDP growth and inflation figures in last fiscal year were within Government’s target, budgeted expenditure and revenue were largely off-target as Read more…

The forthcoming fiscal 2015-16 marks the beginning of the terminal phase of ‘Vision 2021’. The proposed budget for FY 2015-16, therefore, aims high to break free of the 6% growth trap and achieve a ‘modest’ Read more…

Bangladesh economy is in that critical phase where it requires a ‘push’ to break out of the 6% trap. In the absence of any major political setback, GDP growth is expected to pick up from Read more…

The economy, riding on the key economic drivers, emerged from its two-year long hibernation. Furthermore, waves of new investment commitments by the Government and foreign partners revived investors’ confidence, generating optimism to a whole new Read more…

As a developing country, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in terms of achieving financial inclusion and establishing regulatory supervision in the banking sector. Despite the achievements made so far, the question remains whether the banking Read more…

The National Budget for 2019-20 marks the final year of the 7th five-year plan and heavily focuses on infrastructure development of the country. The budget exudes high optimism with an 8.2% targeted GDP growth amid Read more…

The main (#1) challenges and opportunities in the capital markets today are driven primarily by inadequate supply of good companies and/or investment alternatives. Closed-End Mutual Funds (CEMFs) can play a very important, decisive, and sustainable Read more…

In my opinion, being in the industry for over 30 years trading investing in both liquid and illiquid markets globally, unfortunately Bangladesh is not yet ready for Open End Funds due to unintended structural risks. Read more…

I have been in the capital market for over 30 years, investing in both liquid and illiquid capital markets including — frontier markets. Volatility and illiquidity creates both risks and opportunity in every market — Read more…

The securities regulator has extended the tenure of the existing closed-end mutual funds (MFs) for another term of ten years.In this regard, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued a directive scrapping its Read more…

The High Court has declared the decision of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to dissolve the AIMS First Guaranteed and Grameen One closed-end mutual funds as ‘illegal’, report agencies.The bench of Justice Tariq Read more…

LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company has decided to extend the tenure of its six closed-end mutual funds for another 10 years. The six are LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One, NCCBL Mutual Fund-1, AIBL Read more…

Investors will be able to file stock market-related complaints online on the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission’s (BSEC) website from tomorrow, a move aimed at expediting its redress mechanism. To open on a separate window, Read more…

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has sought Tk 1,000 crore in financial support from Bangladesh Bank on an “emergency basis” to inject liquidity into the ailing capital market as part of its concerted efforts to Read more…

In another first, bdnews24.com has secured the single biggest institutional investment for a digital media company in Bangladesh with a major fund manager putting faith in the nation’s top news publisher. LR Global Bangladesh, an affiliate of Read more…

After three years of negative balance, the current account has returned to a green zone riding on greater negative growth in import compared to export along with additional support from higher inflow of remittance, backed Read more…

November was a volatile month for the stock market as the DSEX fluctuated, ranging between 4,678 to 4,781 points (around 2.2%). However, the index ultimately inched up by 1.04%, with the top twenty gainers having Read more…

Keeping pace with the steady growth of foreign trade, the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh has also been slowly expanding. The estimated size of the logistics and freight industry in Bangladesh was roughly USD Read more…

The bond market of Bangladesh is still one of the smallest markets in Asia. A well functioning bond market will not only ease off the growing strain on the banking and financial system, but also Read more…

The government proposed budget for FY 24 of BDT 7,618 bn mounts by 15.34% compared to the revised Budget of FY 23. The aim of the budget is to cultivate a “Smart Bangladesh” by mobilizing Read more…

The proposed national budget for FY22-23 is BDT 6,780.6 bn which is 14.2% higher compared to the revised budget of FY21-22. The core focus of the budget is on the balancing the economic growth and Read more…