Investor Presentaiton
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Excess Reserves
Data from Bangladesh Bank shows that in 2020, excess reserves of all banks
increased from BDT 6.74 thousand crore, or 2.15% of total liquid assets, in January 2020,
to BDT 20.39 thousand crore, or 4.82% of total liquid assets, in April 2022.
ā Since excess reserves represent un-invested cash, holding excess reserves is costly for
banks.
However, excess reserves have been declining starting from June 2021 onwards.
Figure: Excess reserve (un-invested cash) (BDT
70.00
in thousand crore)
Figure: Excess reserve (un-invested cash) as a
share of total liquid assets (in per cent)
45
40
BDT thousand crore
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
SCB
Jan-20
Feb-20
Mar-20
May-20
Jun-20
Jul-20
Aug-20
Sep-20
Oct-20
Dec-20
Jan-21
Mar-21
Apr-21
Jun-21
Sep-21
Oct-21
Nov-21
Dec-21
Jan-22
Mar-22
Apr-22
PCB
-IB
FCB
*All banks
JAN-20
FEB-20
MAR-20
MAY-20
JUN-20
JUL-20
AUG-20
SEP-20
OCT-20
DEC-20
JAN-21
MAR-21
APR-21
JUN-21
SEP-21
OCT-21
NOV-21
DEC-21
JAN-22
MAR-22
APR-22
Per cent
20
25
30
35
OG 5 5 M C C+
15
10
CPD (2022): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2021-22 (Third Reading)
SCB
PCB
-IB
FCB
*All banks
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