Forty-nine commercial banks have signed "Participation Agreements" with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to be a part of the Export Facilitation Pre-finance Fund (EFPF) of Tk10,000 crore. The central bank formed the EFPF fund for exporters to continue the development and expansion of export-oriented industries. Under this fund, exporters will be
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Union Bank introduces MMPSND
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