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
Format: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
LLC
TAX
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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
title_short Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
title_full Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
title_fullStr Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh
title_sort financial sector assessment : bangladesh
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/11968847/bangladesh-financial-sector-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15917
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spelling okr-10986-159172021-04-23T14:03:22Z Financial Sector Assessment : Bangladesh World Bank 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 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. 2013-09-27T19:24:21Z 2013-09-27T19:24:21Z 2010-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/11968847/bangladesh-financial-sector-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15917 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh