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Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh

The Bangladesh financial system, particularly banking and microfinance, has grown and developed since 2003 against the backdrop of 6 percent average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Banks' total assets and private credit ratios to GDP have...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AMORTIZATIONS ARBITRAGE ASSET QUALITY ASSET VALUES AUCTIONS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSETS BANK BRANCHES BANK DEPOSITS BANK LOANS BANK PROFITABILITY BANKING ASSETS BANKING REGULATION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BOND MARKETS BONDS BROKERAGE BROKERAGE ACTIVITIES BROKERAGE HOUSES BROKERS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITALIZATION CASH ECONOMY CENTRAL DEPOSITORY CHECKS CLEARING HOUSE COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL PAPER COMMERCIAL PAPER MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER CREDIT CONSUMER PROTECTION CORPORATE BOND CORPORATE BOND MARKET CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDIBILITY CREDIT DERIVATIVES CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT HISTORIES CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT RECORD CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISKS CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CREDITORS DEBT DEBT MARKET DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE DIRECTED CREDIT DOMESTIC BANKS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY MARKET EQUITY MARKET CAPITALIZATION EQUITY MARKETS EXCESS LIQUIDITY EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXCHANGE CONTROLS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIXED EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT BOND MARKET GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKET GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOLDINGS HOUSING FINANCE HUMAN RESOURCES INCENTIVES FOR REPAYMENT INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CORPORATION INSURANCE CORPORATIONS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVENTORY INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT REGULATIONS ISLAMIC BANKS ISLAMIC INSURANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL OBLIGATIONS LEGAL REFORMS LENDER LENDER OF LAST RESORT LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS LLC LOAN CLASSIFICATION LOAN RATES LOANABLE FUNDS LOANS FROM BANKS LOCAL BANKS LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL INVESTORS LONG-TERM BOND MARKETS LONG-TERM FINANCE LONG-TERM INVESTORS MACROECONOMIC RISKS MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET INTERMEDIARIES MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET RISK MARKET RISKS MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MATURITIES MICRO-INSURANCE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE SECTOR MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MORAL SUASION MORTGAGE MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONAL SAVINGS NATURAL DISASTERS NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS NONPERFORMING LOAN OUTSTANDING LOAN PAYMENT SYSTEMS PENSION PENSION FUNDS PORTFOLIO PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE BOND PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAUS PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRUDENTIAL REGULATION PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMITTANCES RESERVES RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RETURNS RISK EXPOSURES RISK MANAGEMENT RISK PROFILE SAFETY NET SECONDARY MARKET SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKET SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT RISKS SETTLEMENT SYSTEM SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS SHAREHOLDERS SHORT-TERM CAPITAL SMALL LOANS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCKS SWAP TAX TRADING TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY BILL TURNOVER UNSECURED CREDITS WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/11968847/bangladesh-financial-sector-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15917

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Summary:	The Bangladesh financial system, particularly banking and microfinance, has grown and developed since 2003 against the backdrop of 6 percent average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Banks' total assets and private credit ratios to GDP have each increased by about one-third since the 2003 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). Bank deposits, as a percentage of GDP, are comparable to other South Asian countries. Private domestic banks now hold a majority of bank assets; the shares of state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) and specialized banks (SBs) have declined correspondingly. Bank branches, access to banking, and microfinance services have expanded substantially. Nonbanking financial institutions have also grown but remain small; banks s till account for over 90 percent of financial institutions' assets. Equity market listings and capitalization have grown substantially; market capitalization was equivalent to about 14 percent of GDP in December 2008. A government bond market is developing. Further sound financial development in the various parts of the financial sector, and increased access, will benefit from improvement in fundamentals: better credit information and improved legal and judicial enforcement of creditors' rights and collateral execution.