Foreign Currency Clearing
Foreign Currency (FC) clearing is the process through which the AD banks enable to settle their mutual claims in approved foreign currencies arising from interbank transactions. At present, 06 (Six) foreign currencies [US Dollar (USD), Great Britain Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Japanese Yen (JPY)] and Chinese Yuan (CNY) are allowed to conduct FC clearing transactions. AD Banks maintain FC Clearing Accounts with Bangladesh Bank and keep certain balances for smooth settlements among them.
Bangladesh Bank pays interest on the amount of daily credit balances of the banks for all currencies.
Monthly Applied Interest Rate on FC Clearing Balances
| Month | Currency & Rate (%) | ||||
| USD | GBP | EUR | CAD | CNY | |
| July, 2026 | 2.81 | 3.77 | 1.62 | 2.05 | 0.50 |
| June, 2026 | 2.84 | 3.83 | 1.60 | 2.04 | 0.48 |
| May, 2026 | 2.80 | 3.90 | 1.60 | 2.03 | 0.46 |
| April, 2026 | 2.79 | 3.96 | 1.59 | 2.04 | 0.42 |
| March, 2026 | 2.80 | 4.01 | 1.59 | 2.03 | 0.42 |
| February, 2026 | 2.93 | 4.06 | 1.58 | 2.12 | 0.41 |
| January, 2026 | 3.11 | 4.05 | 1.58 | 2.25 | 0.55 |
| December, 2025 | 3.25 | 4.08 | 1.56 | 2.42 | 0.86 |
| November, 2025 | 3.32 | 4.16 | 1.57 | 2.46 | 1.18 |
| October, 2025 | 3.26 | 4.24 | 1.59 | 2.46 | 1.35 |
| September, 2025 | 3.11 | 4.29 | 1.65 | 2.45 | 1.47 |
| August, 2025 | 2.99 | 4.37 | 1.74 | 2.44 | 1.57 |
| July, 2025 | 2.86 | 4.46 | 1.75 | 2.46 | 1.44 |