...DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL MARKET IN BANGLADESH 1. INTRODUCTION The financial system in South Asia is dominated by the banking system in terms of assets, or finance of private households and domestic companies; major financial institutions are banks. This is why financial instrument of the financial market of Bangladesh are bank dominated. But a developed and diversified financial system with a sound debt and equity market enhances risk pooling and risk sharing opportunities for investors and borrowers. This also provides a safety cushion for banks as it helps move a crisis outside the banking system making it easier for the government to stand back. Bond financing reduces macroeconomic vulnerability to shocks and systemic risk through diversification of credit and investment risks. A mature bond market helps develop the derivatives market thereby facilitating hedging mechanisms and enabling greater diversification of risks by participants. Also, the wide variety of instruments available in a developed debt market results in gains to savers and borrowers. Besides, the coexistence of a developed domestic bond market and banking system helps each to act as a backstop for the other. In Bangladesh, an efficient bond market can play a critical role in supplementing the banking system to meet the requirements of the corporate sector for long-term capital investment and asset creation. It can provide a stable source of finance when the equity market is volatile. The bond market in...
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...that we observed through this report will help us in our future, indeed. We would like to convey our special thanks and gratitude to you for patronizing our effort & for giving us proper guidance and valuable advice. You will be delighted to know that, we have tried our best to make this report more & more informative and factual. Sincerely Yours, Bodrun Nesa Ali Roll No: 20-008, Section-B Department of Finance University of Dhaka (On behalf of Group No, #__ ) Sincerely yours ---------------------------- Table of Contents No. | Particulars | Page No. | 1. | Executive Summary | 06 | 2. | Introduction | 07-09 | 3. | Pre-budget Discussion on The Fiscal Year 2015-16 | 10-38 | 4. | Theory of Budget and Brief Budget of Bangladesh...
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...Competition Scenario in Bangladesh (Draft) Prepared for CUTS-International Prepared By Bangladesh Enterprise Institute July 2005 B A N G L A D E S H E N T E R P R I S E I N S T I T U T E [ Table of Contents CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ………………………. 1 I.1. Geographical Location ………………………. 2 I.2. Structure of GDP ………………………. 3 I.3. Economic policies ………………………. 4 A. Trade policy ………………………. 5 B. Industrial Policy ………………………. 6 C. Foreign Direct Investment Regime ………………………. 7 D. Privatization Policy ………………………. 8 E. Government Procurement Policy ………………………. 9 F. Labour Policy ………………………. 10 G. Competition Policy ………………………. 11 CHAPTER II NATURE OF MARKET/COMPETITION ………………………. 12 II.1 Agriculture ………………………. 13 II.2. Manufacturing ………………………. 14 II.2.1 Pharmaceutical Sector ………………………. 15 II.2.2 Toiletries Sector ………………………. 16 II.2.3 Tobacco Sector ………………………. 17 II.3 Financial Services ………………………. 18 II.4 Power ………………………. 19 II.5 Telecommunications ………………………. 20 II.6 Transportation ………………………. 21 II.7 Health Services ………………………. 22 CHAPTER III SECTORAL POLICIES ………………………. 23 III.1 Financial Services ………………………. 24 III.2 Power ………………………. 25 III.3 Telecommunications ………………………. 26 III.4 Transportation...
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