Business Desk :
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at US$32.97 billion on April 12, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) latest data.
The reserves are sufficient to cover imports of about nine months.
On March 29, 2018, reserves were $32.40 billion. The latest figure was $0.57 billion more than the figure of 29 March, 2018 and $0.68 billion above the 11 April, 2017 figure.
Steady garment exports and remittances from Bangladeshis working abroad have helped build reserves in the recent years.
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $10,761.29 million remittance in the first nine months of the current fiscal 2017-18, which is 17.04 per cent higher than the amount received in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal.
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at US$32.97 billion on April 12, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) latest data.
The reserves are sufficient to cover imports of about nine months.
On March 29, 2018, reserves were $32.40 billion. The latest figure was $0.57 billion more than the figure of 29 March, 2018 and $0.68 billion above the 11 April, 2017 figure.
Steady garment exports and remittances from Bangladeshis working abroad have helped build reserves in the recent years.
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $10,761.29 million remittance in the first nine months of the current fiscal 2017-18, which is 17.04 per cent higher than the amount received in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal.
