Moody's Investors Service

Moody's cuts ratings for six local banks

They are Brac Bank, City, Dutch-Bangla, Eastern, NCC, Premier and Mercantile

Moody’s sounds alarm bells on banking sector

Major global rating agency Moody’s yesterday downgraded its outlook of Bangladesh’s banking system from stable to negative -- a crushing development that is set to make foreign transactions trickier and costlier for businesses and banks.

Spike in funding costs to hurt banks’ profitability

Weak banks in Bangladesh with small holdings of government securities, which are used to mobilise funds either from the central bank or peers, may become more vulnerable in the days to come, Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday.  

Moody's ratings: 7 Bangladeshi banks under review for downgrade

Moody's Investors Service has placed 7 Bangladeshi banks' long-term ratings and assessments on review for downgrade, said the global rating agency yesterday.

Editorial / Another alarm rings over banks' condition

Bangladesh's banking system has been put on “negative watch” by the global ratings agency, Moody's Investors Service, despite the country's impressive economic performance and strong economy.

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

Moody's cuts ratings for six local banks

They are Brac Bank, City, Dutch-Bangla, Eastern, NCC, Premier and Mercantile

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

Moody’s sounds alarm bells on banking sector

Major global rating agency Moody’s yesterday downgraded its outlook of Bangladesh’s banking system from stable to negative -- a crushing development that is set to make foreign transactions trickier and costlier for businesses and banks.

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

Spike in funding costs to hurt banks’ profitability

Weak banks in Bangladesh with small holdings of government securities, which are used to mobilise funds either from the central bank or peers, may become more vulnerable in the days to come, Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday.  

December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022

Moody's ratings: 7 Bangladeshi banks under review for downgrade

Moody's Investors Service has placed 7 Bangladeshi banks' long-term ratings and assessments on review for downgrade, said the global rating agency yesterday.

December 3, 2018
December 3, 2018

Another alarm rings over banks' condition

Bangladesh's banking system has been put on “negative watch” by the global ratings agency, Moody's Investors Service, despite the country's impressive economic performance and strong economy.