state banks

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Banking

State-owned banks: Too big to fail or just too broken to fix?

State-owned banks operate in a vacuum of accountability. Their boards – politically appointed – wield the power to approve loans, but rarely bear the consequences when those loans go bad.

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Bangladesh

State banks ahead in remittance race

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Economy

How state-owned banks are boosting remittance inflows

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Supplement

State owned commercial banks by the numbers

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Economy

State banks spend 80% of their forex for govt imports in H1

Jan-Jun loan recovery by state banks from top defaulters below 6% of yearly target
Banking

Jan-Jun loan recovery by state banks from top defaulters below 6% of yearly target

State lenders waste export fund, now forex in stress further
Banking

State lenders waste export fund, now forex in stress further

Five state banks register 8.89% bad debt recovery against target
Economy

Five state banks register 8.89% bad debt recovery against target

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Banking

State banks seek to reschedule default loans under stay orders

AHM Mustafa Kamal
Banking

Amendment to bank company act likely to reduce default loans

Critics doubt state-owned banks’ recovery plan
Economy

Critics doubt state-owned banks’ recovery plan

Decision not to provide capital to state-owned banks signals a good start: Dr Farashuddin
Analysis

Decision not to provide capital to state-owned banks signals a good start: Dr Farashuddin

No more bailout for state-owned banks: Finance Minister
Banking

No more bailout for state-owned banks: Finance Minister