The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio in India stands at around 3 percent, while in Bangladesh, it has skyrocketed to a staggering 13 percent.

There have been many studies on informal credit markets in rural Bangladesh. But the current understanding about urban ...

Economists in a latest task force report have blamed poor leadership and the Financial Institutions Division for the erosion of the Bangladesh Bank’s autonomy.

Mismanagement, corruption, and governance breakdowns have pushed Bangladesh’s banking sector to the brink. Only a comprehensive reform plan can reverse the damage and restore confidence in the industr ...

Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, has recently signed an agreement with Dabur Bangladesh Private Ltd. to provide a comprehensive cash management solution. Under this ...

From political interference to unchecked loans, Bangladesh's financial system faces repeated crises. But empowering researchers with anonymised lending data might hold the solution ...

Bangladesh's anti-money laundering agency has asked the country's banks for details of accounts and transactions linked to Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence ...

Many initiatives are underway to better protect financial institutions, but they remain siloed ... particularly following the 2016 Bangladesh incident. G20 governments and central banks could create ...