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Bangladesh Bank governor says micro-finance regulation must tread fine line
Atiur Rahman says supervisors must strike a difficult balance between encouraging over-indebtedness and damaging financial inclusion when regulating micro-finance
Bangladeshi governor hails central bank's "unorthodox developmental role"
Governor Rahman points to role of central bank in helping Bangladesh to meet millennium development goals
Bundesbank slams ‘excessive' Bangladesh death penalty threat
German central bank shelves co-operation plan pending Bangladesh ‘clearly and irrevocably' dropping plans to execute counterfeiters
Bangladesh governor moves to stamp out imbalances
Atiur Rahman says the Bangladesh central bank will act firmly to prevent build-up of banking imbalances; tells bank CEOs to co-operate with new regulations
Bangladeshi governor calls on banks to prevent fraudulent lending
Atiur Rahman criticises lapses in corporate governance that have permitted fraudulent lending; says banks must take responsibility for the issue
Bangladesh Bank seminar argues inflation differential is a monetary phenomenon
Researchers present evidence of reasons behind inflation differential between Bangladesh and India; say gap was greater when money supply in Bangladesh was growing faster
Governor of Bangladesh Bank discusses increasing workforce
Atiur Rahman says Bangladesh must 'make the most' of low dependency ratio in population over next 10 years; urges pursuit of job-creating growth strategies
Bangladesh Bank chief highlights efforts to encourage entrepreneurs
Atiur Rahman discusses role of central bank in promoting financial inclusion of micro and small and medium enterprises; says poverty has seen 'sharp' decline
Bangladesh governor stresses importance of SMEs
Atiur Rahman sets out steps to encourage growth of exports by small and medium enterprises; says central bank is active in promoting financial inclusion and supporting business infrastructure
Bangladesh Bank governor praises strong export market
Governor of Bangladesh Bank highlights strong export market in Bangladesh; praises market’s resilience during financial crisis
Bangladesh bank governor discusses macro-prudential reforms
Atiur Rahman gives overview of progress in Bangladesh and says reforms are progressing well in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation region
Bangladesh governor lauds role of microfinance in economy
Expanding microfinance sector contributes to domestic demand and poverty reduction, says Bangladesh Bank governor
Bangladesh Bank governor vows to speed up reforms
Governor pledges to introduce new supervisory safeguards to strengthen banking system
Governor of Bangladesh Bank discusses working population ratio
Atiur Rahman says Bangladesh must prepare for when the large working population becomes elderly
Bangladesh Bank calls on government to borrow less
Bangladesh central bank wants to bring inflation to single digits and halt foreign currency reserve “depletion”; hopes government borrowing will not “crowd out” available liquidity in banking system
Bangladesh makes ‘historic’ female deputy governor selection
First female deputy governor appointed at Bangladesh Bank; Nazneen Sultana becomes one of three new deputy governors at the central bank
Grameen Bank dodges Yunus departure by appointing Nobel Laureate as chairman
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to dismissal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank; microlender appoints Yunus to chair its board instead
Nobel Laureate Yunus dismissed from microlender by central bank
Bangladesh’s central bank removes Nobel Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus from helm of microlender
Fund completes gold sales
IMF completes sale of 403 tonnes of gold, drawing 15 month process to an end; ease of effort linked to central banks' demand for the metal
Fund nears the end of gold sales
IMF has sold majority of the gold set aside for disposal; analysts expect Fund will complete sales by end of the year
Central banks back move for more liquid Islamic money markets
International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation aims to enhance liquidity management by firms in the market for Islamic financial services by issuing Shari'ah-compliant financial instruments
IMF sells ten tonnes of gold to Bangladesh Bank
Sale to Bangladesh Bank takes total Fund gold sales to 310 tonnes
Bangladesh Bank gets $250m for infrastructure project
Bangladeshi central bank will administer loan from World Bank to support infrastructure investment
Bangladesh Bank switches to solar power
Central bank lights up on green energy