Liquidity Crisis

Businesses in Bangladesh are facing a liquidity crunch as the central bank has capped the withdrawal of cash from banks at Tk 2 lakh amidst uncertainty in the country following the fall of the Sheikh Hasin-led government, a media report said on Monday. The Bangladesh Bank set a cash withdrawal limit of Tk 2 lakh (Rs 1.42 lakh approximately) per account on Saturday, increasing it from the Tk 1 lakh announced earlier. The central bank decided this due to security concerns as police are yet to return to work fully, following the clashes between police and students during the widespread protests against Hasina's Awami League-led government over a controversial quota system in jobs. Interim Finance and Planning Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday also said that the limit on cash withdrawals was required given the current situation. Businesses, especially those mainly dealing with cash transactions, said they would be in a tough situation if the cash crisis lingers and restrictions remain

Additional 5% 'run-off' factor imposed on retail deposits in view of proliferation of digital banking

Securities that are eligible for the statutory liquidity ratio like central and state government bonds are reckoned as HQLA for the purpose of calculating LCR. Banks have to maintain 100 per cent LCR

FMPs don't face the issue of liquidity management but have higher costs

The liquidity deficit in the system widened to Rs 1.96 trillion on Sunday

Market participants said that if the government refrains from spending, the central bank might resort to other measures to infuse liquidity apart from variable rate repo auctions

The liquidity drought may be deliberate. Unlike Beijing, New Delhi has every reason to be sanguine about growth

Bids totaling 2.7 times the notified amount were received at VRR auction on December 15

CD issuances in December highest in this financial year

VRR auctions, govt spending likely to help ease situation

The deficit was the highest since Dec 26, 2018, when it had hit Rs 1.86 trillion, according to economists

According to data from the Prime database, companies and banks raised Rs 23,797 crore as of October 24, compared to Rs 72,941 crore in September

As the festival season approaches, followed by elections, state and national, there will be pressure on liquidity since cash with the public will rise

Amid banking crisis in West, FM says ensuring financial stability is shared responsibility of all regulators

Government monitoring developments in the West closely, says one official

Yields across both securities rose 7-8 basis points over the previous week's auction

Given the tightening liquidity conditions and higher cost of borrowings, corporates with a weak credit profile are likely to tap a loan against shares facility to meet their funding requirements

Start-ups manufacturing electric two- and three-wheelers have alleged they are not getting subsidies under the second phase of the FAME II scheme

China's Central bank data showed a sharp slowdown in aggregate financing, a broad measure of credit, in July, as new loans and corporate bond issuance weakened

Liquidity tightening will affect financial assets