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.

May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023

Taka keeps falling, forex reserves slip below $31b

The taka has lost its value further against the US dollar after the Bangladesh Bank sold the greenback at Tk 104.5 as the foreign exchange reserves keep falling.

May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023

Forex reserves fall below $31 billion

It hit $30.92b on April 30, down from $44.01b on same day a year ago

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

ADP revision: Govt doing opposite of what’s needed

It seems the government is doing an about-turn from the austerity stance taken at the start of the fiscal year.

January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

Cut energy prices when global rates fall: DCCI

The global economic crisis and supply shortage may fuel energy prices in Bangladesh, but the local rates should be adjusted and decreased when the international prices fall, Dhaka Chamber President Barrister Md Sameer Sattar said today.

December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022

2022: a year of revival, struggle and resilience

Bangladesh welcomed 2022 on a strong footing and was about to recover from the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and fire on all cylinders. In fact, economic activities were almost back to the pre-Covid level.  

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

Forex reserves dip below $34 billion

Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves fell below $34 billion today after the central bank sold $71 million in in the interbank market to help banks clear import bills, said a Bangladesh Bank official.

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022

Revisit process of policymaking, not just the policies

The burden of imported inflation and supply-side implications of reduced imports will have adverse implications for economic growth and welfare, particularly of marginalised people.

November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022

No forex crisis from Jan 2023: Bangladesh Bank Governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has said there will be no foreign exchange crisis from January 2023, as the country's exports and remittances are in surplus compared to imports.

October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022

Rising external debt poses risks to forex reserves

Rising external debt may pose some risks to Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves in the future as higher debt servicing will be required on accumulated loans, said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday. 

October 8, 2022
October 8, 2022

Govt to ask IMF for 4.5b loan assistance

A Bangladesh delegation will discuss a $4.5 billion loan with International Monetary Fund officials in Washington next week.