forex reserves

Reserves drop below $20b after ACU payment

After remaining above the $20 billion mark for just three days, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves dropped to $18.46 billion after the country paid its regional import bills on October 9.

Forex reserves rise by $300 million in a week

Reserves hit $19.53 billion on June 19, up from $19.21 billion on June 12

Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week

The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29

Banks asked to increase forex inflow

Bangladesh Bank today sat with five leading private commercial banks

Forex reserves cross $30 billion

Thanks to higher inflow of remittances for Eid-ul-Azha

Govt cuts public food imports to save forex

Bangladesh plans to cut public foodgrain imports in the next fiscal year in an effort to save foreign currencies and avoid putting further pressure on the already strained forex reserves. 

Stress on forex reserves to ease soon: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech hoped that the ongoing stress in the foreign exchange reserves would improve in a short period of time.

Why the US dollar is an optimal reserve currency for Bangladesh

The proposition that Bangladesh will move away from the US dollar-based payment settlement to a new international payment settlement is of no economic substance.

November 13, 2024
November 13, 2024

Reserves drop below $20b after ACU payment

After remaining above the $20 billion mark for just three days, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves dropped to $18.46 billion after the country paid its regional import bills on October 9.

June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

Forex reserves rise by $300 million in a week

Reserves hit $19.53 billion on June 19, up from $19.21 billion on June 12

June 7, 2024
June 7, 2024

Forex reserves decline by $51 million in a week

The reserves hit $18.67 billion on June 5, down from $18.72 billion on May 29

April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024

Banks asked to increase forex inflow

Bangladesh Bank today sat with five leading private commercial banks

June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023

Forex reserves cross $30 billion

Thanks to higher inflow of remittances for Eid-ul-Azha

June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023
June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

Govt cuts public food imports to save forex

Bangladesh plans to cut public foodgrain imports in the next fiscal year in an effort to save foreign currencies and avoid putting further pressure on the already strained forex reserves. 

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Stress on forex reserves to ease soon: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech hoped that the ongoing stress in the foreign exchange reserves would improve in a short period of time.

May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023

Why the US dollar is an optimal reserve currency for Bangladesh

The proposition that Bangladesh will move away from the US dollar-based payment settlement to a new international payment settlement is of no economic substance.

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

Wide gap in formal-informal exchange rates led to forex reserve slide: WB

The multilateral lender says in its latest regional economic update