NBFIs

Banks get remedies but what about ailing NBFIs?

Of the 35 NBFIs in the country, a dozen are currently struggling to repay depositors due to an acute liquidity crisis
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM

16 NBFIs face total provision shortfall of Tk 1,954cr

Sixteen non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) faced a combined provision shortfall of Tk 1,954 crore till June this year, reflecting that their financial health had worsened.
13 October 2024, 18:00 PM

NBFIs in Bangladesh: Unsung Financial Heroes

Though less recognized than banks, Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) have played a crucial role in shaping Bangladesh’s economic landscape, acting as essential sources of lending and borrowing for the past four decades.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM

BB asks banks, NBFIs to inform of wilful defaulters

Bangladesh Bank yesterday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to inform Credit Information Bureau (CIB) of wilful defaulters the moment they are identified.
21 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Non-bank loans turning sour hit record

Widespread irregularities and scams are reasons that defaulted loans at NBFIs account for 30 percent of disbursed loans
9 January 2024, 01:15 AM

BB now hikes interest rates for NBFIs

Bangladesh Bank yesterday hiked the interest on deposits with non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to 9.70 percent and the lending rate to 12.70 percent to help ease the country’s inflationary pressure.
8 October 2023, 17:43 PM

Deposit, lending rates hiked for non-banks

NBFIs can now offer 9.7% for deposits, 12.7% for lending
8 October 2023, 15:03 PM

Build trust among people, industries minister to NBFIs

Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) should build trust among people since the confidence of many savers has received a blow after they lost money owing to irregularities, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said today.
13 September 2023, 11:35 AM

NBFIs told to hold hybrid meetings to cut costs

The Bangladesh Bank today asked non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to hold hybrid meetings wherever possible in order to cut operating costs and the use of energy.
15 May 2023, 10:45 AM

Nonbank financial sector vulnerabilities surface as financial conditions tighten

Recent strains at some banks in the United States and Europe are a powerful reminder of pockets of elevated financial vulnerabilities built over years of low rates, compressed volatility, and ample liquidity.
8 April 2023, 05:40 AM

NBFIs lose over 48,500 deposit accounts in 3 months

Non-bank financial institutions in Bangladesh lost 48,637 deposit accounts in the three months to December as savers moved away from NBFIs owing to the imposition of the cap on the deposit rate and the erosion of confidence in the wake of allegations of irregularities at some banks. 
27 March 2023, 03:30 AM