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MONTHLY BUSINESS REVIEWVOLUME: 07 ISSUE: 03APRIL 2016
Article of the month 02National News
The Central Bank 05 Banking Industry 08 MTB News & Events 11
Business & Economy 15Industry Appointments 17
International News
Business & Economy 19 Economic Forecast 23 Wells Fargo Monthly Outlook 24
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Cotton Outlook for Bangladesh
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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Bangladesh eyes to reach USD 50 billion of RMG export
by 2021. The average growth rate of last 5 years’ RMG
export was 16.11% booming as the largest RMG
exporter of the world. The country’s economic pulse is
to push its per capita income to reach the next marking
as Upper Middle Income Countries (UMIC) by 2021,1 as
per Bangladesh government’s 7th
appears to be a key for the country to reach this target
as the country’s RMG sector contributes to 82% (in
realizing its dream, the next one must be
absolutedependency on external market for RMG raw
preceding by China with a share of 35% (2014). By
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average growth rate of 5%, during last 15 years
pose a threat for the country’s RMG sector, the largest
absolutely external.
example, in 2011 China took a policy of reducing
Cotton Outlook for Bangladesh
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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
This unusual price hike marched the whole RMG
exporters’ targets in future. Due to price spike the knit
factories, RMG producers and exporters pose a
building stocks to reducing them in China is one of the
prices during the early years of the outlook period. By
world price in 2024 in real terms is expected to be 23%
China, India and Uzbekistan and the remaining is
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Bangladesh imported, had come from India alone,
Bangladesh.
sourcing risks, which has become a challenge to
sourcing. Bangladesh must work closely with those
India 10178.2 11047.1
Uzbekistan 4806.6 4416.8
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ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
of its economy supported by RMG sector’s growth,
import will be larger than current 10%.
suggests Bangladesh to see the bigger picture of future
smoothly.
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13 percent below last season, as lower area combined
with a reduced yield will push the global crop to its
a combined 51 percent of the world total, with
to 105.5 million bales.
decline in China’s stocks more than accounts for the
accelerate slightly in calendar years 2016 and 2017,
years.
to remain at 24.5 million bales for the third
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THE CENTRAL BANK
Chowdhury inaugurated the event as chief guest while
Director Subhankar Saha opened the ceremony with
comprehensive study to provide a set of data and insights
product design. These will be used to build dedicated
products and a delivery channel of women agents so that
they can accelerate female MFS use.
B a n g l a d e s h
Bank recently
said the
students below
six years of age
would also be
allowed to open
accounts with
the scheduled
products. The BB issued a circular to Managing Directors
central bank had taken the decision to extend the
central bank earlier allowed the students aged between 6
years and 18 years to open the school banking accounts
with the banks.
The central bank is set to strictly monitor whether the
banks are giving rewards to their good borrowers. In
central bank introduced the rebate policy in March last
such that they are encouraged to always repay their loans
rebate on their interest payments, as per the policy. The
policy for large borrowers, giving them a maximum of 12
years to repay loans above BDT 500 crore.
The central bank has
part of government's
s u s t a i n a b l e
development goals
(SDGs) set by the
of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has been tasked with
sustainable monetary policy, agricultural credit polices
poor, banking services for the poor and underserved,
channel banking.
NATIONAL NEWS
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THE CENTRAL BANK
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a guideline to
detail including the management of risk,” the
Bangladesh Bank (BB) said in its guidelines on foreign
an uncertain future. It is believed that generally the
The central bank has
ceiling using
Cards (ICC) for online
purchase threefold to
streamline the
electronic payment
system. Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its latest circular
issued recently stated that it has now been decided to
etc.) from reputed and reliable sources abroad.
BB has asked all banks to follow the updated guidelines
for internal control and compliance risk management.
and regulators have become momentous to ensure
smooth performance of the banking industry. It further
smooth performance of the banking industry.
THE CENTRAL BANK
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08 MTBiz
BANKING INDUSTRY
in order to facilitate online payments for individual
city hotel in individual level so that they can pay
Bank recently.
Bangladesh's First
assist readymade
Bank in launching the product.
the card, which will make it more secured and
Managing Director of the Bank inaugurates the Card
also present on the occasion.
NATIONAL NEWS
09 MTBiz
BANKING INDUSTRY
Jamuna Bank organizes Free Medical Camp in Rangpur
FSIBL Donates BDT 15 Lac to DNCC for CCTV
Surveillance Project
UCB signed an agreement with Radisson Blu
AIBL opens two agent banking outlets in B'baria,
Comilla
10 MTBiz
BANKING INDUSTRY
StanChart Bank sets up new ATM at Cox's Bazar
Banks' capital rises in Sept-Dec
Bangladesh & FSIBL
Standard Bank Limited (SBL) honoured highest
CAPITAL IN BANKS
71,754
In crores of taka
69,33468,230
72,720
75,352
MTB NEWS & EVENTS
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TOP BANKERS GREET NEW BB GOVERNOR
Date: Venue:
MTB INDEPENDENT CUP SQUASH TOURNAMENT FINALE HELD
Date:
Venue:
MTB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES
Date: Venue:
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MTB NEWS & EVENTS
MTB CONTRIBUTES BDT 1 MILLION TO DNCC FOR CCTVSURVEILLANCE PROJECT
Date:
Venue:
MTB WAS INVITED TO BENGAL GROUP’S DEALER - DISTRIBUTORCONFERENCE
Date:
Venue:
MTBCL SELECTED ISSUE MANAGER AND CORPORATE ADVISOR OF SIKDER APPAREL HOSIERY LIMITED
Date:
Venue:
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MTB NEWS & EVENTS
MTB ORGANIZED HEALTH AWARENESS SESSION ON CANCER AT UNITED HOSPITAL
MTB CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Date:
Venue:
MTB CARDHOLDERS TO ENJOY FLEXIPAY FACILITY WITH REGENT AIRWAYS
Date:
Venue:
Date:
Venue:
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Deal on 1,224MW Banskhali coal power plant
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
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Total cost of Rampal project: $1.8b
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for Economic Cooperation
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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
New Governor of Bangladesh Bank
Kabir, former Senior
Secretary to the
Government of
Bangladesh, joined as
the 11th Governor of
Bangladesh Bank on
March 20, 2016.
Fazle Kabir started his
professional career in
1980 in the Railway
Commercial cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service. In 1983,
Magistrate of Kishoreganj district, Joint Secretary in the
2008 and 2010 and Bangladesh Bank from 2012 to
Prior to joining Bangladesh Bank, Fazle Kabir was
M.A. degree. In his professional career, he was a
A F M Shariful Islam appointed as Managing Director
of NBL
Arif Khan new CEO of IDLC Finance
Arif Khan has been appointed Chief
a commissioner of Bangladesh
began his career with AB Bank and
has worked with BAT Bangladesh,
Bangladesh.
WB's new country director for Bangladesh
The World Bank has appointed
Framework for Bangladesh, which
is now the largest recipient of
the job. He joined the WB in 1991 and held leadership
NATIONAL NEWS
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Four more banks get Myanmar licence
banks have been
given preliminary
a p p r o v a l t o
o p e r a t e i n
Myanmar, the
latest government
Shinhan Bank and the State Bank of India, the Global
of Myanmar. A total of 13 foreign banks have now been
region.
Look beyond ultra-easy policy for growth: G20
The world' stop economies
recently declared that they
need to look beyond
torpor, while renewing
spending were the main factors driving the
rates steady since May last year to keep its main
Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens said the bank
reached a deal to
strategic foothold
inChina's banking
billion, making it
the latest big
Generale SA in 2006. China's government originally
dangled in front of the foreign banks the tantalizing
prospect of being able to take majority control of
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
G20 Countries
GLOBAL
ECONOMY
GLOBAL
TRADE
WORLD
POPULATION
FOSSIL FUEL
EMISSIONS
90% 80%
66% 84%
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
lenders more than a decade ago, seeking to gain a
growth market.
China, BRICS bank sign documents
Banks for
members of
Arabia, face
low oil prices
historically high levels. Moody's Investors Service
reported the banks for GCC members might get
oil price declines signal increasing challenges to the
Myanmar triples electricity supply expenditure
installed capacity of electricity of Myanmar rose from
electricity has
b e e n
60,000 villages
across the
M y a n m a r ' s
66 percent of electricity comes from hydropower, 29
customers in UK
HSBC is rolling
million banking
voice biometrics
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Systems, a provider
payment gateway services to the global market with
integrated payment processing to their global
merchants and partners.
mobile deposits
smartphone app and
instantly to several
company has also
make accelerated
bank and private label
ends meet, and check deposit delays and reversals
historically high levels. Moody's Investors Service
reported the banks for GCC members might get
push
India will consider merging some of its more than two
BluefinPayment Systems
R
INGO
TM
22 MTBiz
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
this year, said Binayak Shah, general secretary of Hotel
World's biggest miner adds USD 10b in boost to M&A
war chest
to recover. The
streets of Thamel
Wearable tech takes aim at health care costs
employees. One of the greatest challenges is how to
lifestyles.
planned to adopt the technology in coming years.
its more than 300,000 employees.
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ECONOMIC FORECAST
Outlook for Developing Countries: World Bank 2016
Figure: Developing-country outlook
rising. However, forecasts for 2016 have been
Europe and Central Asia:
Economic
Regional growth is projected to strengthen to an average
grappled with the protracted decline of commodity prices
Middle East and North Africa:
South Asia:
pace among all developing regions. Falling oil prices have
Sub-Saharan Africa:
and private investment.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
A. Growth: Emerging and developing countries
Percent
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The
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WELLS FARGO MONTHLY OUTLOOK
INTERNATIONAL NEWS WELLSSECURITIESFARGO
e .S. epartment of Commerce, IHS Global Insight and Wells Fargo Se es, C
2000 2002 200 2006 2008 2010 2012 201 2016
.S. Real G P Bars = CAGR ine = Yr/Yr Percent Change
G P CAGR Q2 @ 3.9
G P Yr/Yr Percent Change Q2 @ 2.
Forecast
2002 200 2006 2008 2010 2012 201 2016
E rozone Real G PBars = Compo Rate = Yr/Yr Change
Compo d Ann al Grow Q2 @ 1.
ver Year Percent Change Q2 @ 1.
Forecast
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U.S. Overview
real disposable income gains. Meanwhile, government
Global markets have calmed down considerably since
promises some cooler heads regarding the risks for the
improvement. However, there seems to be a feeling
that the worst has passed for emerging markets and the
to changes in monetary policy and growth prospects.