It has been kept unchanged at 10 percent since October 2024
The Standing Lending Facility (SLF) rate and the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate have been kept at 11.5 percent and 7.5 percent respectively
The new policy will seek to curb inflation while supporting private sector lending
July-Dec MPS set to be unveiled today
Monetary policy affects inflation through several channels
The stance remains contractionary, with the central bank adding targeted credit stimulus rather than broad-based rate easing
Economists question whether monetary tightening can succeed while the central bank continues to inject funds into banks
The Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) own inflation model is running well ahead of its own expectations, projecting price growth near 9 percent through mid-2027, even as its official ceiling…