Bangladesh

Bangladesh Banks’ capital market exposure will be calculated on cost basis

  • The central bank has changed the calculation method of banks’ capital market exposure to cost based method.

  • Under the market price method, banks used to sell off holdings during a bullish trend to adjust capital market exposure.

  • Under the new regulation, banks are not required to offload to adjust the exposure limit.

August 7th, 2022
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